Bitchū-Hirose Station

Bitchū-Hirose Station (備中広瀬駅, Bitchū-Hirose-eki) is a JR West Hakubi Line station. It is in Matsuyama, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Bitchū-Hirose

備中広瀬駅
LocationMatsuyama, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture
 Japan
Operated by JR West
Line(s) V  Hakubi Line
History
Opened20 June 1926 (1926-06-20)
Bitchū-Hirose Station platform area (2008-02-13).

History

  • 1926-06-20: Bitchū-Hirose Station opens at the same time as the Hakubi Minami Line section between Minagi and Kinoyama stations
  • 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Bitchū-Hirose Station became a JR West station
  • 2007-07-03: Bitchū-Hirose Station begins using the ICOCA automated ticket system

Station layout

Bitchū-Hirose Station is an unmanned station which has two platforms capable of handling two lines simultaneously. Track 1 is next to the station building. Tracks 2 and 3 on the island platform can be reached through the bridge (see photo at right).

1  V  Hakubi Line to SōjaKurashikiOkayama
2  V  Hakubi Line to Bitchū-TakahashiNiimiYonago

Around the station

Bitchū-Hirose Station is located within a bend in the Takahashi River, which is across Japan National Route 180, about 50m south of the station. The Takahashi-Tamagawa Post Office is located nearby, as is Takahashi Municipal Tamagawa Elementary School.

Highway access

  • Japan National Route 180
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 293 (Utodani-Takahashi Route)

Connecting lines

JR West Hakubi Line
Minagi StationBitchū-Hirose StationBitchū-Takahashi Station

See also

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