Bizen-Mikado Station (備前三門駅, Bizen-Mikado-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Bizen-Mikado Station 備前三門駅 | |||||||||||
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 Station platform in September 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 14 Shimoifuku Kamimachi, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 700-0051 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′4.1″N 133°54′1.56″E / 34.667806°N 133.9004333°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | U Kibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) from Okayama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-U02 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 November 1904 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Mikado (to 1944) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1147 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editBizen-Mikado Station is served by the Kibi Line, and is located 1.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving single bi-directional track. The platform is short and can accommodate only trains only four carriages, necessitating the use of a door-cut system during rush hours when longer trains are in operation. The platform is also sandwiched between road crossings on either end, and trains with more than four carriages block road traffic when stopped at this station. The station is unattended.
History
editBizen-Mikado Station opened on November 15, 1904 with the opening of the Kibi Line as Mikado Station (三門駅). It was renamed June 1, 1944. 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. [2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1147 passengers daily..[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Kita Ward Welfare Office
- Kita Ward Health Center
- Okayama Prefectural Okayama Technical 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.
- ^ 石野哲（編） (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 II. JTB. p. 257. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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