Bingo-Saijō Station

Bingo-Saijō
Bingo-Saijō; 備後西城駅
	Bingo-Saijō Station in 2007
Location	Ōsa, Saijō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture; Japan
Coordinates	34°56′25″N 133°07′11″E / 34.94028°N 133.11972°ECoordinates: 34°56′25″N 133°07′11″E / 34.94028°N 133.11972°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Geibi[1]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	5
History
Opened	15 March 1934
Services

Bingo-Saijō Station (備後西城駅, Bingo-Saijō-eki) is a JR West Geibi station located in Ōsa, Saijō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. While it was formerly an express train stop, there are currently no express trains operating east of Miyoshi Station.

History

1934-03-15: Bingo-Saijō Station opens with the Shōbara Line between this station and Bingo Shōbara Station.
1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Bingo-Saijō Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platform

Bingo-Saijō Station features one side platform and one island platform.

Platform 1: Geibi Line (toward Miyoshi Station)
Platform 2: Geibi Line (toward Bingo Ochiai Station)

enclosure (2007)
Bingo-Saijō Station in the foggy early morning (2000)
Bingo-Saijō Station looking toward Miyoshi Station (2000)
Bingo-Saijō Station looking toward Bingo Ochiai Station (2000)

Environs

Directly in front of the station are a small grocery and general goods store, a beauty salon, and a flower shop. The "Will Saijō" shopping center is located about 0.4km from Bingo Saijō Station, right next to the Shōbara City Saijō Branch Office, the historical library and science hall, and the Suimu City Pool. The Saijō Municipal Hospital is about 0.5km from the station. Saijō Junior High School is about 1km from station, and offers a view of the center of town.

Highway access

Japan National Route 183
Hiroshima Prefectural Route 233 (Bingo Saijō Teishajō Route)
Hiroshima Prefectural Route 26 (Shin'ichi Nanamagari Saijō Route)
Hiroshima Prefectural Route 57 (Tōjō-Saijō Route)
Hiroshima Prefectural Route 58 (Saijō-Hiwa Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line: Hibayama Station — Bingo Saijō Station — Hirako Station

References

↑ "JR西日本路線図 - JR西日本全域" [JR West Route Map - Complete JR West Area] (PDF) (in Japanese). JR West. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

External links

(in Japanese) JR West

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[JR_map_full-1] "JR西日本路線図 - JR西日本全域" [JR West Route Map - Complete JR West Area] (PDF) (in Japanese). JR West. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.