title: Hōden Station
text: # Hōden Station
  
  Hōden Station (宝殿駅, Hōden-eki) 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.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ San'yō Main Line | for Himeji |
  | - | - | - |
  | 3 | ■ San'yō Main Line | for Sannomiya and Osaka |
  
  ## 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
  