Bitchū-Takahashi Station

Railway station in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

34°47′18.75″N 133°36′57.85″E / 34.7885417°N 133.6160694°E / 34.7885417; 133.6160694Operated by

JR WestLine(s)V Hakubi LineDistance47.4 km (29.5 mi) from KurashikiPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedStation codeJR-V12WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 June 1926 (1926-06-20)Passengers20191878 daily

Location
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Bitchū-Takahashi Station (備中高梁駅, Bitchū-Takahashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Bitchū-Takahashi Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 34.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 49.9 kilometers from Okayama. The Hakubi Line extends as a single track from this station north.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1, 2	■ V Hakubi Line	for Kurashiki and Okayama
3	■ V Hakubi Line	for Niimi and Yonago

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Hakubi Line
Kurashiki	Sunrise Izumo	Niimi
Kobe	West Express Ginga	Neu (One-way Operation)
Soja or Kurashiki	Yakumo	Niimi
Bitchū-Hirose	Local	Kinoyama

History

Bitchū-Takahashi Station opened on June 20, 1926. 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] A new station building was completed in April 2015.

Former station building (2006-03-31)
Former platform area, looking toward Niimi Station (2007-07-22)
tFormer Station, looking toward Kurashiki Station (2006-03-31)

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1878 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

Bitchū-Takahashi Station is located about 500 meters east of the Takahashi River, which is across Japan National Route 180. Next to the station is the Takahashi City Complex with the Takahashi City Library, Tourist Information Center and the Takahashi Bus Center. Also in the area are the following:

Takahashi Municipal Office
Bitchū Prefectural Community Center, Takahashi Branch
Takahashi Sōgō Cultural Arts Center
Takahashi City Bunka Kōryukan
Kibi International University
Okayama Prefectural Takahashi High School
Okayama Prefectural Takahashi Jōnan High School
Takahashi Nisshin High School
Raikyū-ji
Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle

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.
^ Ishino, Akira (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編. JTB. p. 260. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020