Hōfu Station
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Lines
Hōfu Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 441.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Template:STN.
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
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History
Hōfu Station was opened on 17 March 1897 as Script error: No such module "Nihongo". on the San'yo Railway when the line was extended from Tokuyama. On 25 May 1899, Japan's first express train with a dining car started operating between Mitajiri and Kyoto Station. On 8 April 1900, Japan's first sleeper train began operating between Kobe Station and Mitajiri. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The station was renamed Hōfu Station on 1 November 1962. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 3560 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
- Hōfu Tenmangū
- Suō Kokubun-ji
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Hōfu General Government Building
- Hōfu City Hall
See also
References
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