is a passenger

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located in the city of Kakogawa,

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, operated by the private

Sanyo Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway operating company based in western Hyōgo Prefecture. It runs local and express rail service between Himeji and Kobe, and also connects directly with Hanshin Main Line to Osaka. Although the Hanshin Electric Rai ...

Lines

Befu Station is served by the

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and is 32.2 kilometers from the

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of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Befu Station opened on August 19, 1923 as . It was renamed on April 1, 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). In 2025, Befu was made a Limited Express stop with the February 2025 timetable change.

Surrounding area

* Kakogawa City Marine Culture Center * Beppu Port

References

External links

Official website (Sanyo Electric Railway)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923 Kakogawa, Hyōgo {{Hyōgo-railstation-stub