Befu Station

別府駅
Befu Station south exit, February 2018
General information
Location1481-2 Nishifutami, Futami-chō, Kakogawa-shi, Hyōgo-ken 674-0095
Japan
Coordinates34°43′49″N 134°51′02″E / 34.73028°N 134.85056°E / 34.73028; 134.85056
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance32.3 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
    Other information
    Station codeSY28
    WebsiteOfficial website
    History
    Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
    Previous namesBefu-kitaguchi (to 1944)
    Dentetstu-Befu (to 1991)
    Passengers
    FY20194784 (boarding only)
    Location
    Befu Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
    Befu Station
    Befu Station
    Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
    Befu Station is located in Japan
    Befu Station
    Befu Station
    Befu Station (Japan)

    Befu Station (別府駅, Befu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

    Lines

    Befu Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 32.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

    Station layout

    The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

    Platforms

    south-bound   Main Line for Takasago, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
    north-bound   Main Line for Sanyo Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka

    Adjacent stations

    « Service »
    Sanyo Electric Railway
    Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
    Sanyo Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
    Harimachō   Sanyo S Limited Express   Hamanomiya
    Harimachō   Sanyo Local   Hamanomiya

    History

    Befu Station opened on August 19, 1923 as Befu-kitaguchi Station (別府北口駅). It was renamed Dentetsu Befu Station (電鉄別府駅) on April1, 1944 and renamed to its present name on April 7, 1991.

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,784 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

    Surrounding area

    • Kakogawa City Marine Culture Center
    • Beppu Port

    See also

    References

    1. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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