Bizen-Ichinomiya Station

Bizen-Ichinomiya Station (備前一宮駅, Bizen-Ichinomiya-eki) 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]

Bizen-Ichinomiya

備前一宮駅
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station, September 2015
General information
Location553-19 Ichinomiya, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-1211
Japan
Coordinates34°40′50.82″N 133°51′50.89″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)U Kibi Line
Distance6.5 km (4.0 mi) from Okayama
Platforms1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJR-U04
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 November 1904 (1904-11-15)
Previous namesIchinomiya (to 1916)
Passengers
FY20191026 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kibitsu
towards Sōja
Kibi Line
Local
Daianji
towards Okayama
Location
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station is located in Japan
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station
Bizen-Ichinomiya Station (Japan)

Lines

Bizen-Ichinomiya Station is served by the Kibi Line, and is located 6.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

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 Ichinomiya Station (一宮駅). 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]

See also

References

  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. 石野哲(編) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 II. JTB. p. 256. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
  3. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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