Hōden Station

Hōden Station (宝殿駅) 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 Kobe and 75.5 kilometers from Osaka.

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.

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.

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