Bizen-Ichinomiya Station Explained

Bizen-Ichinomiya Station
Native Name:備前一宮駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:553-19 Ichinomiya, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-1211
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.6808°N 133.8641°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:6.5km (04miles) from
Platforms:1 side platform
Code:JR-U04
Status:Unstaffed
Former:Ichinomiya (to 1916)
Passengers:1026 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Bizen-Ichinomiya Station
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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 .

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 . 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]

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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. Book: 石野哲(編). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 II. JTB. 1998. 978-4-533-02980-6. 256.
  3. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station