Kojima Station (児島駅, Kojima-eki) is a railway station on the Honshi-Bisan Line in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku).

Kojima Station

児島駅
JR West and JR Shikoku Railway station
The station building
General information
Location1-107 Kojima Ekimae, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°27′45.22″N 133°48′28.11″E / 34.4625611°N 133.8078083°E / 34.4625611; 133.8078083
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance12.9 km (8.0 mi) from Chayamachi
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeJR-M12
History
Opened20 March 1988; 36 years ago (1988-03-20)
Passengers
20194,553 daily (Boarding only)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Utazu
Y09
Terminus
Honshi-Bisan Line Kaminochō
towards Chayamachi
Location
Kojima Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Kojima Station
Kojima Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Kojima Station is located in Japan
Kojima Station
Kojima Station
Kojima Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kojima Station is served by the Honshi-Bisan Line, and is the last stop in Honshu before the Great Seto Bridge for the Island of Shikoku.

Station Layout

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Kojima Station has 2 platforms that serve 4 tracks

Platform No Line Name Direction Notes
1   Seto-Ōhashi Line for ChayamachiOkayama Used by Local Trains
2 Used by Rapid and Limited Express trains
3 for Shikoku(TakamatsuMatsuyama StationKochiTokushima) All regular trains use this platform
4 No regular down trains arrive or depart after March 16, 2019
for Chayamachi・Okayama Used by Local Trains

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Honshi-Bisan Line
Okayama   Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Seto   Sakaide
Okayama   Limited Express Uzushio / Shiokaze   Utazu
Kaminochō   Rapid Marine Liner   Sakaide

History

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The station opened on 20 March 1988.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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