Osakabe Station (刑部駅, Osakabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Osakabe Station 刑部駅 | |||||||
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 Osakabe Station in January 2007 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 2506-2 Osa-Osakabe, Niimi-shi, Okayama-ken 719-3503 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°4′34.28″N 133°33′56.77″E / 35.0761889°N 133.5657694°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||
| Line(s) | K Kishin Line | ||||||
| Distance | 141.2 km (87.7 miles) from Himeji | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 11 December 1920 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2019 | 54 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editOsakabe Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 141.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two unnumbered opposed ground-level side platforms. The station building is on the side of the Tsuyama-bound platform, and both platforms are connected by a level crossing. The wooden station building houses a retail store and has a waiting room. There is a square in front of the station, and a streetlight in the shape of a paraglider is installed.
Platforms
edit| station side | ■ K Kishin Line | for Chūgoku-Katsuyama, Tsuyama and Sayo |
| opp side | ■ K Kishin Line | for Niimi |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Kishin Line | ||||
| Tomihara | Rapid | Tajibe | ||
| Tomihara | Local | Tajibe | ||
History
editOsakabe Station opened on December 11, 1930. 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 54 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Niimi City Colonel Branch Office
- Niimi Municipal Osa Junior High School
- Niimi Municipal Gyobu 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.
- ^ 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 Osakabe Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Osakabe Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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