Bitchū Kōjiro Station

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Bitchū Kōjiro Station looking toward Niimi Station (2006-07-29).

Bitchū Kōjiro Station looking toward Tōjō Station (2006-07-29).

Bitchū Kōjiro Station platform sign (2006-07-29).

An express train headed to Okayama Station, and another headed to Yonago Station, from Bitchū Kōjiro Station (2006-07-29).

Bitchū Kōjiro Station (備中神代駅, Bitchū Kōjiro Eki^?) is a JR West station located on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It offers connecting service to the Geibi and Hakubi Lines.

1 History
2 Station
- 2.1 Platforms
3 Environs
- 3.1 Services
- 3.2 Highway access
4 Connecting lines
5 External links

[edit] History

1928-10-25: The completed Hakubi Line is opened, with Bitchū Kōjiro Station opening at the same time.
1930-02-10: Connected to the Sanshin Line (now the Geibi Line), with service to Yagami Station. Bitchū Kōjiro Station used to be the busiest station in Niimi, with numerous trains arriving and departing daily. While the station is still busy, many of the trains now go through Niimi Station.
1987-04-01: With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways, Niimi Station becomes a JR West station.

[edit] Station

Bitchū Kōjiro Station has three platforms: one next to the station building and two on a platform island, accessible via an overpass over the tracks. The entrance to the station features an old-style gate which is considered a local area treasure. This station is considered the start of the Geibi Line, and official distance for the line starts at zero here.

[edit] Platforms

Platform1: Hakubi Line (service to Niimi)
Platform1: Hakubi Line (service to Yonago Station)
Platform 3: Geibi Line (service to Bingo Ochiai and Niimi)

[edit] Environs

[edit] Services

The Niimi City Shingō Branch Office

[edit] Highway access

Route 182
Shingō parking area of the Chūgoku Expressway
Okayama/Tottori Prefectural Route 8, Niimi Nichinan Route

[edit] Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Hakubi Line (passing through Nunohara Station): Niimi Station — Bitchū Kōjiro Station — Ashidachi Station
Geibi Line: Nunohara Station — Bitchū Kōjiro Station — Sakane Station

[edit] External links

(Japanese) JR West

Stations of the JR West Geibi Line
Bitchū Kōjiro - Sakane - Ichioka - Yagami - Nochi - Tōjō - Bingo Yawata - Uchina - Onuka - Dōgoyama - Bingo Ochiai - Hibayama - Bingo Saijō - Hirako - Taka - Bingo Shōbara - Bingo Mikkaichi - Nanatsuka - Yamanouchi - Shimowachi - Shiomachi - Kamisugi - Yatsugi - Miyoshi - Nishi Miyoshi - Shiwachi - Kamikawatachi - Kōtachi - Yoshidaguchi - Mukaihara - Ibaraichi - Shiwaguchi - Kamimita - Nakamita - Shirakiyama - Karuga - Kamifukawa - Nakafukawa - Shimofukawa - Kumura - Akiyaguchi - Hesaka - Yaga - Hiroshima

Stations of the JR West Geibi Line