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.

Befu Station 別府駅
Befu Station south exit, February 2018
General information
Location	1481-2 Nishifutami, Futami-chō, Kakogawa-shi, Hyōgo-ken 674-0095 Japan
Coordinates	34°43′49″N 134°51′02″E
Operated by	Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Main Line
Distance	32.3 km from Nishidai
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station code	SY28
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Previous names	Befu-kitaguchi (to 1944) Dentetstu-Befu (to 1991)
Passengers
FY2019	4784 (boarding only)
Location
Befu Station Location within Hyogo Prefecture Show map of Hyogo Prefecture Befu Station Befu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

Station layout

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

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

History

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 April1, 1944 and renamed to its present name on April 7, 1991.

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

• Kakogawa City Marine Culture Center
• Beppu Port

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Befu Station (Hyogo).

• Official website (Sanyo Electric Railway) (in Japanese)

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