Befu Station (Hyōgo)

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″N134°51′02″E / 34.73028°N 134.85056°E / 34.73028; 134.85056
Operated by	Sanyo Electric Railway
Line	■ 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)
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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.

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.^{[ citation needed ]}

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Higashi-Futami		Limited Express		Takasago
Harimachō		Sanyo S Limited Express		Hamanomiya
Harimachō		Sanyo Local		Hamanomiya

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 April 1, 1944 and renamed to its present name on April 7, 1991.^{[ citation needed ]}

Passenger statistics

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

In 2025, Befu was made a Limited Express stop with the February 2025 timetable change. ^[2]

Surrounding area

• Kakogawa City Marine Culture Center
• Beppu Port

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
2. "ja:別府駅が次期ダイヤ改正から特急停車駅に" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kakogawa City. 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2025.

External links

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