Bitchū-Kawamo Station (備中川面駅, Bitchū-Kawamo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Bitchū-Kawamo Station 備中川面駅 | |||||||||||
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 Bitchū-Kawamo Station, May 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kawamo-Hirata 2734-2, Takahashi-shi, Okayama-ken 719-2121 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°51′0.19″N 133°35′18.45″E / 34.8500528°N 133.5884583°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | V Hakubi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 42.7 km (26.5 miles) from Kurashiki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-V14 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 31 July 1927 | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 51 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editBitchū-Kawamo Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 42.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 58.6 kilometers from Okayama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the concrete station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Kurashiki and Okayama |
| 2 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Niimi and Yonago |
History
editBitchū-Kawamo Station opened on July 31, 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 51 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Takahashi Municipal Takahashi North Junior High School
- Takahashi Municipal Kawamo Elementary School
- Takahashi River
- Japan National Route 180
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.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Bitchū-Kawamo Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Bitchū-Kawamo Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)