Higashi-Okayama Station (東岡山駅, Higashi-Okayama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Naka-ku, in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station is on the border between Naka-ku and Higashi-ku, and part of Platform 1 extends into Higashi-ku.
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 Higashi-Okayama Station in February 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 112-1 Tsuchida, Naka-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 703-8217 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°41′8.30″N 133°59′17.17″E / 34.6856389°N 133.9881028°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 136.1 km (84.6 mi) from Kōbe | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 March 1891 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 3974 | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editHigashi-Okayama Station is served by the San'yō Main Line and is 136.1 km from the starting of the Sanyo Main Line at Kōbe Station. It is also the nominal terminus of the Akō Line and is 57.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Aioi, although currently all trains on the Akō Line go directly to the west to terminate at Okayama Station via the San'yō Main Line tracks.
Layout
editThe station has two side platforms and one island platform, serving a total of four tracks, connected by footbridges. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ N Akō Line | for Okayama and Fukuyama |
| 2 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Okayama and Fukuyama |
| 3 | ■ N Akō Line | for Saidaiji and Banshū-Akō |
| 4 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Wake and Himeji |
History
editHigashi-Okayama Station opened on 18 March 1891, initially named Nagaoka Station (長岡駅).[1] It was renamed Saidaiji Station (西大寺駅) on 1 January 1906, becoming Higashi-Okayama from 20 March 1961.[1]
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3974 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
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National Route 250- International Pacific University No. 2 campus
- Higashi Okayama Technical High School
- Okayama Prefectural Okayama School for the Deaf
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 222. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 令和２年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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Media related to Higashi-Okayama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)