Bizen-Mikado Station (備前三門駅, Bizen-Mikado-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

Bizen-Mikado Station is served by the Kibi Line, and is located 1.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving single bi-directional track. The platform is short and can accommodate only trains only four carriages, necessitating the use of a door-cut system during rush hours when longer trains are in operation. The platform is also sandwiched between road crossings on either end, and trains with more than four carriages block road traffic when stopped at this station. The station is unattended.

History

Bizen-Mikado Station opened on November 15, 1904 with the opening of the Kibi Line as Mikado Station (三門駅). It was renamed June 1, 1944. 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 1147 passengers daily..[3]

Surrounding area

  • Kita Ward Welfare Office
  • Kita Ward Health Center
  • Okayama Prefectural Okayama Technical High School

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

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