Bizen-Kataoka_Station
Bizen-Kataoka Station
Railway station in Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Bizen-Kataoka Station (備前片岡駅, Bizen-Kataoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Minami-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [2]
Bizen-Kataoka Station 備前片岡駅 | |||||||
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The station platforms, September 2005 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Kataoka, Minami-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-1215 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°32′38″N 133°51′42″E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | L Uno Line | ||||||
| Distance | 20.9 km (13.0 mi) from Okayama | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Connections |
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| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Station code | JR-L10 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | January 1, 1939 (1939-01-01) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 235daily[1] | ||||||
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Bizen-Kataoka Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 20.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama and 6.0 kilometers from Chayamachi.
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Uno Line | for Chayamachi, Okayama |
| 2 | ■ Uno Line | for Uno |
Bizen-Kataoka Station was opened on 1 January 1939.With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 235 passengers daily[3]
- Okayama City Minami Ward Office Nadasaki Branch
- Okayama Municipal Nadasaki Town History and Culture Museum
- Okayama Municipal Nadazaki Elementary School
- Okayama Municipal Nadasaki Junior High School
- "岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report)". www.pref.okayama.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- 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.
- 令和２年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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