Hōkaiin Station Explained

Hōkaiin Station
Native Name:法界院駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:3-10 Gakunanchō, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 700-0011
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.6851°N 133.9275°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:2.3km (01.4miles) from
Platforms:1 island platforms
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:1307 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Hōkaiin Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Hōkaiin Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 2.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Hōkaiin Station opened on June 10, 1908 as a temporary stop and was upgraded to a full station on September 2 of the same year. 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 1307 passengers daily..[2]

Surrounding area

The station is located in a dense residential area.

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