Bizen-Tai Station (備前田井駅, Bizen-Tai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [2]

Bizen-Tai Station

備前田井駅
Bizen-Tai Station
General information
Location3-3-1 Tai, Tamano-shi, Okayama-ken 706-0001
Japan
Coordinates34°30′57″N 133°56′36.59″E / 34.51583°N 133.9434972°E / 34.51583; 133.9434972
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)L Uno Line
Distance30.3 km (18.8 miles) from Okayama
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks1
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJR-L14
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1939 (1939-01-01)
Closed1 November 1940 to 15 November 1950
Passengers
FY2019318 daily[1]
Location
Bizen-Tai Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Tai Station
Bizen-Tai Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Tai Station is located in Japan
Bizen-Tai Station
Bizen-Tai Station
Bizen-Tai Station (Japan)
Map
JNR Class EF60 electric locomotive EF60 53 passing through Bizen-Tai Station on a freight service

Lines

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Bizen-Tai Station is served by the JR uno Line, and is located 30.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama and 15.45 kilometers from Chayamachi.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms on an embankment. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. There is no station building and the station is unattended. The track layout is a Y-branch (double opening), and there is no safety siding.

Platforms

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1  Uno Line for Chayamachi, Okayama
2  Uno Line for Uno

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
JR West Uno Line
Hachihama   Local   Uno

History

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Bizen-Tai Station was opened on 1 January 1939. The station was closed from 1 November 1940 to 15 November 1950. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 318 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Road Station Miyama Park
  • Tamano City Tai Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report)". www.pref.okayama.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 令和2年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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