Bitchū-Takamatsu Station

Railway station in Okayama, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeJR-U06WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 November 1904 (1904-11-15)Previous namesInari (to 1931)PassengersFY20191297 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Ashimori towards Sōja		Kibi Line Local		Kibitsu towards Okayama

Location

Bitchū-Takamatsu Station

Location within Okayama Prefecture

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Bitchū-Takamatsu Station

Bitchū-Takamatsu Station (Japan)

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Bitchū-Takamatsu Station (備中高松駅, Bitchū-Takamatsu-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]

Lines

Bitchū-Takamatsu Station is served by the Kibi Line, and is located 11.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The concrete station building is adjacent to Platform 2. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ U Kibi Line	for Okayama
2	■ U Kibi Line	for Sōja

History

Bitchū-Takamatsu Station opened on November 15, 1904 with the opening of the Kibi Line as Inari Station (稲荷駅). It was renamed February 9, 1931. 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 1297 passengers daily..^[3]

References

^ 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.
^ 石野哲（編） (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 II. JTB. p. 257. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020