Bitchū-Kōjiro Station

Bitchū-Kōjiro 備中神代駅
The station building in 2007
Location	Niimi, Okayama Prefecture  Japan
Coordinates	34°59′40″N 133°24′3″E / 34.99444°N 133.40083°E / 34.99444; 133.40083Coordinates: 34°59′40″N 133°24′3″E / 34.99444°N 133.40083°E / 34.99444; 133.40083
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Geibi Line Hakubi Line
History
Opened	25 October 1928 (1928-10-25)
Services
Preceding station   JR West   Following station Terminus Geibi Line Sakane toward Hiroshima Nunohara toward Kurashiki Hakubi Line Ashidachi toward Hōki-Daisen

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.

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, Bitchū-Kōjiro Station becomes a JR West station.

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.

Platforms

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

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  Platform sign at the station

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  On the platform, looking toward Tōjō

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  On the platform, looking toward Niimi

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  An express train headed to Okayama Station, and another headed to Yonago Station

Environs

Services

• The Niimi City Shingō Branch Office

Highway access

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

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

External links

• (Japanese) JR West