Bitchū-Takamatsu Station

Location
	Bitchū-Takamatsu Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Bitchū-Takamatsu Station Bitchū-Takamatsu Station (Japan)

Bitchū-Takamatsu Station

備中高松駅
Bitchū-Takamatsu Station; 備中高松駅
	Bitchū-Takamatsu Station, December 2012
General information
Location	136 Takamatsu, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-1357; Japan
Coordinates	34°41′11.11″N 133°49′20.09″E / 34.6864194°N 133.8222472°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	U Kibi Line
Distance	11.0 km (6.8 miles) from Okayama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	JR-U06
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 November 1904
Previous names	Inari (to 1931)
Passengers
FY2019	1297 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Bitchū-Takamatsu Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Bitchū-Takamatsu Station Bitchū-Takamatsu Station (Japan)

Bitchū-Takamatsu Station (備中高松駅, Bitchū-Takamatsu-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

Bitchū-Takamatsu Station is served by the Kibi Line, and is located 11.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The concrete station building is adjacent to Platform 2. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ U Kibi Line	for Okayama
2	■ U Kibi Line	for Sōja

History

Bitchū-Takamatsu Station opened on November 15, 1904 with the opening of the Kibi Line as Inari Station (稲荷駅). It was renamed February 9, 1931. 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 1297 passengers daily..^[3]

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

External links

Media related to Bitchū-Takamatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

Bitchū-Takamatsu Station Official Site

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[Kawashima-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.

[Teishajo-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

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