title: Befu Station (Hyōgo)
text: # Befu Station (Hyōgo)
  
  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.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.
  
  ### 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 |||||
  | Sanyo Limited Express: Does not stop at this station |||||
  | 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 April1, 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).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kakogawa City Marine Culture Center
  * Beppu Port
  