Bitchū-Kōjiro Station (備中神代駅, Bitchū-Kōjiro-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Bitchū-Kōjiro Station 備中神代駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Bitchū-Kōjiro Station, December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3899-Shohei Nishikata, Niimi-shi, Okayama-ken 718-0017 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′40.50″N 133°24′2.91″E / 34.9945833°N 133.4008083°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 70.8 km (44.0 miles) from Kurashiki | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 October 1928 | |||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 4 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editBitchū-Kōjiro Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 70.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 86.7 kilometers from Okayama. It is also the nominal northern terminus of the 159.1 kilometer Geibi Line to Hiroshima, although most trains terminate 6.4 kilometers further north at Niimi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. At the entrance to the station platform, the entrance gate of the old station building was preserved when the old station building was replaced by a simple structure which doubled as a waiting room in 2001.
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Kurashiki and Okayama for Yonago |
| 3 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Niimi for Tōjō and Bingo-Ochiai |
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Platform sign at the station -
On the platform, looking toward Tōjō -
On the platform, looking toward Niimi -
An express train headed to Okayama Station, and another headed to Yonago Station -
The station building in 2007
History
editBitchū-Kōjiro Station opened on October 25, 1928 with the opening of the Hakubi Line. On February 10,1930, services on the Sanshin Line (now the Geibi Line) began.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 4 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Niimi City Shingō Branch Office
- Japan National Route 182
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-Kōjiro Station at Wikimedia Commons
- 0650414 Bitchū-Kōjiro Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)