Hikosaki Station

Hikosaki Station (彦崎駅, Hikosaki-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]

Hikosaki Station

彦崎駅
The station platforms, September 2005
General information
Location2928-1 Hikosaki, Minami-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-1213
Japan
Coordinates34°33′7.46″N 133°50′6.57″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)L Uno Line
Distance18.1 km (11.2 mi) from Okayama
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJR-L09
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 12, 1910 (1910-06-12)
Previous namesAjino (to 1914)
Passengers
FY2019282 daily[1]
Location
Tsuneyama Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Tsuneyama Station
Tsuneyama Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Tsuneyama Station is located in Japan
Tsuneyama Station
Tsuneyama Station
Tsuneyama Station (Japan)

Lines

Hikosaki Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 18.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama and 3.2 kilometers from Chayamachi.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. There are two entrances and exits near the center of both platforms (the front entrance and the station square rotary are on the outbound platform side). There is a waiting area on each platform. The station is unattended.

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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR West Uno Line
Chayamachi   Local   Bizen-Kataoka

History

Hikosaki Station was opened on 12 June 1910 as Ajino Station (味野駅). It was renamed 1 July 1914. 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 282 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report)". www.pref.okayama.jp (in Japanese).
  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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