Bizen-Hara Station Explained

Bizen-Hara Station
Native Name:備前原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:Hara, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-2154
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.705°N 133.9449°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:5.1km (03.2miles) from
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:98 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Bizen-Hara Station
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Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

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

Station layout

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.

History

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

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

Surrounding area

Animo Museum (Yuko Arimori Museum)

See also

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Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station