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 and 75.5 kilometers from .

Hōden Station

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.

Hōden Station

Platforms

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.

Hōden Station

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hōden being assigned station number JR-A80.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9722 passengers daily

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

See also

List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

JR West Station Official Site

Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture

Sanyō Main Line

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1900

Takasago, Hyōgo