Bizen-Hara Station

Coordinates: 34°47′31.60″N 133°56′2.00″E / 34.7921111°N 133.9338889°E / 34.7921111; 133.9338889
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Bizen-Hara Station

備前原駅
Bizen-Hara Station, November 2006
General information
LocationHara, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-2154
Japan
Coordinates34°47′31.60″N 133°56′2.00″E / 34.7921111°N 133.9338889°E / 34.7921111; 133.9338889
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)T Tsuyama Line
Distance5.1 km (3.2 mi) from Okayama
Platforms1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1927; 97 years ago (1927-04-01)
Passengers
FY201998 daily
Location
Bizen-Hara Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Hara Station
Bizen-Hara Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Hara Station is located in Japan
Bizen-Hara Station
Bizen-Hara Station
Bizen-Hara Station (Japan)
Map

Bizen-Hara Station (備前原駅, Bizen-Hara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines[edit]

Bizen-Hara Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 5.1 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving single bi-directional track. There is a simple station building which serves as a waiting room.The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
JR West Tsuyama Line
Rapid Kotobuki: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Hōkaiin   Local   Tamagashi

History[edit]

Bizen-Hara Station opened as a temporary station on April 1, 1927 and was closed on October 1 of the same year. it reopened on February 20, 1928 and was upgraded to a full passenger station on June 20, 1929. 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.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 98 passengers daily..[2]

Surrounding area[edit]

Animo Museum (Yuko Arimori Museum)

  • Okayama Municipal Makiishi Elementary School

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links[edit]

Media related to Bizen-Hara Station at Wikimedia Commons