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Befu Station (Hyōgo)

Coordinates: 34°43′49″N 134°51′02″E / 34.73028°N 134.85056°E / 34.73028; 134.85056
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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

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

Station layout

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

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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« 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

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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 April 1, 1944 and renamed to its present name on April 7, 1991.[citation needed]

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

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  • Kakogawa City Marine Culture Center
  • Beppu Port

See also

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References

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  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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