Bizen-Nishiichi Station
Bizen-Nishiichi Station 備前西市駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Bizen-Nishiichi Station, April 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 457-4 Nishiichi, Minami-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 700-0953 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°37′54.56″N 133°54′0.65″E / 34.6318222°N 133.9001806°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) from Okayama | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | January 1, 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1813 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bizen-Nishiichi Station (備前西市駅, Bizen-Nishiichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Minami-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
Lines
Bizen-Nishiichi Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 4.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama. It is also served by the Seto-Ōhashi Line and is 67.3 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Takamatsu.
Station layout
The station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ L Uno Line | for Okayama |
| ■ M Seto-Ōhashi Line | for Okayama | |
| 2 | ■ L Uno Line | for Kojima, Uno and Takamatsu |
| ■ M Seto-Ōhashi Line | for Kojima, Uno, Takamatsu |
History
Bizen-Nishiichi Station was opened on 1 January 1939. The station was closed from 1 November 1940 to 14 November 1950. On 25 September 1968, the station was relocated 250 meters in the direction of Uno Station. 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 1813 passengers daily[3]
Surrounding area
- Okayama Municipal Houmei Elementary School
- Japan National Route 2
See also
References
- ^ "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 11 March 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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-Nishiichi Station at Wikimedia Commons