Yokoo Station

Railway station in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

ConstructionStructure typeGround levelAccessibleYesOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened21 July 1914 (1914-07-21)PassengersFY2019901 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Kannabe towards Miyoshi		Fukuen Line Local		Bingo-Honjō towards Fukuyama

Location
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Yokoo Station (横尾駅, Yokoo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Yokoo Station is served by the JR West Fukuen Line, and is located 6.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuyama.

Station layout

The station consists of two parallel side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The former station building was used as the Yokoo Town Community Center until the end of the 1980s, but it was dismantled when the community center was remodeled into the current one near the station. It also originally had an island platform; however, the width was too narrow, so a second platform was constructed by the station entrance, resulting in the current configuration. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Z Fukuen Line	for Fukuyama
2	■ Z Fukuen Line	for Kannabe and Fuchū

History

Yokoo Station was opened on 21 July 1914. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 901 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Eishin Junior and Senior High School
Sanyo Expressway - Senda Bus Stop
Japan National Route 313

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ 広島県統計年鑑 [Hiroshima Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.