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located in the city of Hōfu,

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. It is operated by the

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(JR West).

Lines

Hōfu Station is served by the JR West

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, and is located 441.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one

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with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Hōfu Station was opened on 17 March 1897 as on the San'yo Railway when the line was extended from Tokuyama. On 25 Mat 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 begins operating between Kobe Station. 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 2020, the station was used by an average of 3463 passengers daily. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

Surrounding area

* Hōfu Tenmangū * Suō Kokubun-ji *Yamaguchi Prefectural Hōfu General Government Building * Hōfu City Hall

References

External links

0800643 JR West Station Official Site
Railway stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture Sanyō Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 Hōfu, Yamaguchi {{Yamaguchi-railstation-stub