Kibitsu Station (吉備津駅, Kibitsu-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]
Kibitsu Station 吉備津駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kibitsu Station, November 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1054-2 Kibitsu, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-1341 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′27.63″N 133°50′45.72″E / 34.6743417°N 133.8460333°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | U Kibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) from Okayama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-U05 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 November 1904 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Inari (to 1931) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1297 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKibitsu Station is served by the Kibi Line, and is located 8.4 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ U Kibi Line | for Okayama |
| 2 | ■ U Kibi Line | for Bitchū-Takamatsu and Sōja |
History
editKibitsu Station opened on November 15, 1904 with the opening of the Kibi Line. 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 605 passengers daily..[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Kibitsu Shrine
- Magane Ichirizuka
- Okayama City Koiyama Elementary 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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