Yashirochō Station

Yashirochō Station (社町駅, Yashirochō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Yashirochō Station 社町駅
Yashirochō Station in 2008
General information
Location	Kotaka-chō, Katō-shi, Hyōgo-ken 679-0221 Japan
Coordinates	34.9204°N 134.9343°E / 34.9204; 134.9343
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	I  Kakogawa Line
Distance	24.2 km (15.0 miles) from Kakogawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 August 1913 (1913-08-10)
Previous names	Yashiroguchi (to 1916): Bantetsu-Yashiroguchi (to 1943)
Passengers
FY2019	448 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Aonogahara towards Kakogawa Kakogawa Line Local Takino towards Tanikawa
Location Yashirochō Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Yashirochō Station Yashirochō Station (Japan)

Lines

Yashirochō Station is served by the Kakogawa Line and is 24.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kakogawa

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered ground-level side platform connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side	■  Kakogawa Line	for Ao and Kakogawa
opposite side	■  Kakogawa Line	for Nishiwakishi and Tanikawa

History

Yashirochō Station opened on 10 August 1913 as Yashiroguchi Station (社口駅). It was renamed Bantetsu-Yashiroguchi Station (播鉄社駅) on 22 November 1916. When the line was nationalized on 1 June 1943, the name was changed to its present name. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 448 passengers daily

Surrounding area

• Takino Industrial Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Yashirochō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)