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 | |||||||
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 The station platforms, September 2005 | |||||||
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| 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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Lines
editHikosaki 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
editThe 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
editHikosaki 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
editIn 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
editReferences
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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