Bingo-Akasaka Station (備後赤坂駅, Bingo-Akasaka-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]
Bingo-Akasaka Station 備後赤坂駅 | |||||||
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 The station building in March 2007 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 1226 Akasaka, Akasaka-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken 720-0843 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°28′19.64″N 133°18′19.55″E / 34.4721222°N 133.3054306°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | X San'yō Main Line | ||||||
| Distance | 207.5 km (128.9 miles) from Kobe | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||
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| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Station code | JR-W15 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 5 June 1916 | ||||||
| Previous names | Minokoshi (to 1918) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 1845 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editBingo-Akasaka Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 207.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of a side platform and an island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ X San'yō Main Line | for Fukuyama and Okayama |
| 2 | ■ X San'yō Main Line | spare |
| 3 | ■ X San'yō Main Line | for Onomichi and Mihara |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sanyo Main Line | ||||
| Fukuyama | Local | Matsunaga | ||
History
editBingo-Akasaka Station was opened on 5 June 1916 as Minokoshi Station (水越駅). It was renamed 1 January 1918. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1845 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Kanbaru Hospital
- Fukuyama Municipal Jimi Junior High School
- Fukuyama Municipal Fukuyama Junior and Senior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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