Hikosaki Station
Hikosaki Station 彦崎駅 | |||||||
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 The station platforms, September 2005 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 2928-1 Hikosaki, Minami-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-1213 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°33′7.46″N 133°50′6.57″E / 34.5520722°N 133.8351583°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | L Uno Line | ||||||
| Distance | 18.1 km (11.2 miles) from Okayama | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Station code | JR-L09 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | June 12, 1910 | ||||||
| Previous names | Ajino (to 1914) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 282 daily[1] | ||||||
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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]
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 | ■ Uno Line | for Chayamachi, Okayama |
| 2 | ■ Uno Line | for Uno |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Uno Line | ||||
| Chayamachi | Local | Bizen-Kataoka | ||
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 282 passengers daily[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Hikozaki Shell Mound (National Historic Site)
- Okayama Municipal Hikozaki Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 令和２年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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