Hōden Station

Railway station in Takasago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

ConstructionStructure typeGround levelAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffedStation code JR-A80 WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened14 May 1900 (1900-05-14)PassengersFY20199722 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Sone towards Himeji		JR Kōbe Line Rapid		Kakogawa towards Ōsaka

Location
Hōden Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Hōden Station Hōden Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hōden Station (宝殿駅, Hōden-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takasago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Hōden Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 42.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 75.5 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level side platform and an island platform connected by an elevated station building; however one side of the island platform is not in use effectively giving the station two opposed side platforms. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ San'yō Main Line	for Himeji
3	■ San'yō Main Line	for Sannomiya and Osaka

History

Hōden Station opened on 14 May 1900. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hōden being assigned station number JR-A80.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9722 passengers daily^[3]

Surrounding area

Ishi no Hōden National Historic Site
Takasago City Sports Park
Kakogawa Sports Park
Hyogo Prefectural Toban Technical High School
Takasago City Hoden Junior High School

References

^ "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.