is a junction passenger

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located in the city of

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. It is operated by the

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(JR West).

Lines

Bitchū-Kōjiro Station is served by the

Hakubi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region of Japan. It begins at the south end of Okayama Prefecture at Kurashiki Station in Kurashiki, passing through Niimi Station ...

, and is located 70.8 kilometers from the

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of the line at and 86.7 kilometers from . It is also the nominal northern terminus of the 159.1 kilometer

Geibi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region in Japan. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi S ...

to , although most trains terminate 6.4 kilometers further north at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level

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and one

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, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. At the entrance to the station platform, the entrance gate of the old station building was preserved when the old station building was replaced by a simple structure which doubled as a waiting room in 2001.

Platforms

File:Bitchū Kōjiro Station platform sign.jpg, Platform sign at the station File:Bitchū Kōjiro Station looking toward Tōjō.jpg, On the platform, looking toward Tōjō File:Bitchū Kōjiro Station looking toward Niimi.jpg, On the platform, looking toward

File:Bitchū Kōjiro Station 115G Yakumo 381 Narabu.jpg, An express train headed to

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, and another headed to

Yonago Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yonago, Tottori, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Yonago Station is served by the San'in Main Line and is 323.0 kilometers ...

Bitchu kojiro sta.jpg, The station building in 2007

History

Bitchū-Kōjiro Station opened on October 25, 1928 with the opening of the Hakubi Line. On February 10,1930, services on the Sanshin Line (now the Geibi Line) began.With the privatization of the

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(JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

Surrounding area

* Niimi City Shingō Branch Office * Japan National Route 182

References

External links

0650414 Bitchū-Kōjiro Station from JR-Odekake.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bitchu-Kojiro Station Railway stations in Okayama Prefecture Stations of West Japan Railway Company Geibi Line Hakubi Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928 Niimi, Okayama