Bizen-Tai Station

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
Location	3-3-1 Tai, Tamano-shi, Okayama-ken 706-0001 Japan
Coordinates	34°30′57″N 133°56′36.59″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	L Uno Line
Distance	30.3 km (18.8 miles) from Okayama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	JR-L14
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 1, 1939 (1939-01-01)
Closed	1 November 1940 to 15 November 1950
Passengers
FY2019	318 daily[1]
Location Bizen-Tai Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Show map of Okayama Prefecture Bizen-Tai Station Bizen-Tai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

JNR Class EF60 electric locomotive EF60 53 passing through Bizen-Tai Station on a freight service

Lines

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

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

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West Uno Line
Hachihama		Local		Uno

History

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

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

Surrounding area

• Road Station Miyama Park
• Tamano City Tai Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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.

External links

Media related to Bizen-Tai Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site