Bitchū-Takamatsu Station 備中高松駅 | |||||||||||
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 Bitchū-Takamatsu Station, December 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 136 Takamatsu, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-1357 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°41′11.11″N 133°49′20.09″E / 34.6864194°N 133.8222472°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | U Kibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 11.0 km (6.8 mi) from Okayama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-U06 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 November 1904 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Inari (to 1931) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1297 daily | ||||||||||
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  Bitchū-Takamatsu Station Location within Okayama Prefecture  Bitchū-Takamatsu Station Bitchū-Takamatsu Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Bitchū-Takamatsu Station (備中高松駅, Bitchū-Takamatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
Bitchū-Takamatsu Station is served by the Kibi Line, and is located 11.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The concrete station building is adjacent to Platform 2. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ U Kibi Line | for Okayama |
| 2 | ■ U Kibi Line | for Sōja |
History
Bitchū-Takamatsu Station opened on November 15, 1904 with the opening of the Kibi Line as Inari Station (稲荷駅). It was renamed February 9, 1931. 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. [2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1297 passengers daily..[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 石野哲（編） (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 II. JTB. p. 257. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ↑ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
Media related to Bitchū-Takamatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons