Yashirochō Station

Railway station in Katō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 August 1913 (1913-08-10)Previous namesYashiroguchi (to 1916): Bantetsu-Yashiroguchi (to 1943)PassengersFY2019448 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Aonogahara towards Kakogawa		Kakogawa Line Local		Takino towards Tanikawa

Location
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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).

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.