Bizen-Kataoka Station

Bizen-Kataoka Station (備前片岡駅, Bizen-Kataoka-eki) 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]

Bizen-Kataoka Station

備前片岡駅
The station platforms, September 2005
General information
LocationKataoka, Minami-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-1215
Japan
Coordinates34°32′38″N 133°51′42″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)L Uno Line
Distance20.9 km (13.0 mi) from Okayama
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJR-L10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1939 (1939-01-01)
Passengers
FY2019235daily[1]
Location
Bizen-Kataoka Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Kataoka Station
Bizen-Kataoka Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Kataoka Station is located in Japan
Bizen-Kataoka Station
Bizen-Kataoka Station
Bizen-Kataoka Station (Japan)

Lines

Bizen-Kataoka Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 20.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama and 6.0 kilometers from Chayamachi.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Uno Line for Chayamachi, Okayama
2  Uno Line for Uno

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR West Uno Line
Hikosaki   Local   Hazakawa

History

Bizen-Kataoka Station was opened on 1 January 1939.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 235 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area

  • Okayama City Minami Ward Office Nadasaki Branch
  • Okayama Municipal Nadasaki Town History and Culture Museum
  • Okayama Municipal Nadazaki Elementary School
  • Okayama Municipal Nadasaki Junior High School

See also

References

  1. "岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report)". www.pref.okayama.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. 令和2年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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