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Railway station in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bitchū-Kōjiro Station (備中神代駅, Bitchū-Kōjiro-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Bitchū-Kōjiro Station 備中神代駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Bitchū-Kōjiro Station, December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 3899-Shohei Nishikata, Niimi-shi, Okayama-ken 718-0017 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°59′40.50″N 133°24′2.91″E | |||||||||||||||
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Distance | 70.8 km (44.0 mi) from Kurashiki | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 25 October 1928 | |||||||||||||||
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2019 | 4 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Bitchū-Kōjiro Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 70.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 86.7 kilometers from Okayama. It is also the nominal northern terminus of the 159.1 kilometer Geibi Line to Hiroshima, although most trains terminate 6.4 kilometers further north at Niimi.
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. At the entrance to the station platform, the entrance gate of the old station building was preserved when the old station building was replaced by a simple structure which doubled as a waiting room in 2001.
1, 2 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Kurashiki and Okayama for Yonago |
3 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Niimi for Tōjō and Bingo-Ochiai |
Bitchū-Kōjiro Station opened on October 25, 1928 with the opening of the Hakubi Line. On February 10,1930, services on the Sanshin Line (now the Geibi Line) began.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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers daily.[2]
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