Bitchū-Mishima Station Explained

Bitchū-Mishima Station
Native Name:備中箕島駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:617-2 Hamamae, Minoshima, Minami-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:10.2km (06.3miles) from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:201 daily[1]
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Bitchū-Mishima Station
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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

Bitchū-Mishima Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 10.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also served by the Seto-Ōhashi Line and is 61.6 kilometers from the terminus of that line at .

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform on a slight embankment, serving a single bi-directional line. There is no station building, but only a small shelter directly on the platform and the station is unattended.

History

Bitchū-Mishima Station was opened on 1 January 1939. It was closed from1 November 1940 to 14 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 201 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report). www.pref.okayama.jp. Japanese. 11 March 2023. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115211504/http://www.pref.okayama.jp/kikaku/toukei/tounen/tounen.htm. dead.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Reizo. 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. Japanese. 2012. Kodansha. 978-4-06-295155-5.
  3. Web site: https://www.pref.okayama.jp/page/769972.html. ja:令和2年 岡山県統計 . Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2 . 2020. Okayama Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2022.