Bizen-Ichinomiya 備前一宮駅 | |||||||||||
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 Bizen-Ichinomiya Station, September 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 553-19 Ichinomiya, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-1211 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′50.82″N 133°51′50.89″E / 34.6807833°N 133.8641361°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | U Kibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) from Okayama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-U04 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 November 1904 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Ichinomiya (to 1916) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1026 daily | ||||||||||
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  Bizen-Ichinomiya Station Location within Okayama Prefecture  Bizen-Ichinomiya Station Bizen-Ichinomiya Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station (備前一宮駅, Bizen-Ichinomiya-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
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station is served by the Kibi Line, and is located 6.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The first station building was demolished and a new station building was completed in 2008. The station is unattended. On the platform, there is a sarcophagus lid brought from the Iwafune Kofun in 'Kibi-Nakayama' on the south side of the station.
History
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station opened on November 15, 1904 with the opening of the Kibi Line as Ichinomiya Station (一宮駅). It was renamed February 1, 1916. 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 1026 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. 256. 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 Bizen-Ichinomiya Station at Wikimedia Commons