Bizen-Mikado Station

Bizen-Mikado Station (備前三門駅, Bizen-Mikado-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Bizen-Mikado Station

備前三門駅
Station platform on September 2007
General information
Location14 Shimoifuku Kamimachi, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 700-0051
Japan
Coordinates34°40′4.1″N 133°54′1.56″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)U Kibi Line
Distance1.9 km (1.2 mi) from Okayama
Platforms1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJR-U02
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 November 1904 (1904-11-15)
Previous namesMikado (to 1944)
Passengers
FY20191147 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Daianji
towards Sōja
 Kibi Line
Local
 Okayama
Terminus
Location
Bizen-Mikado Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Mikado Station
Bizen-Mikado Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Mikado Station is located in Japan
Bizen-Mikado Station
Bizen-Mikado Station
Bizen-Mikado Station (Japan)

Lines

Bizen-Mikado Station is served by the Kibi Line, and is located 1.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving single bi-directional track. The platform is short and can accommodate only trains only four carriages, necessitating the use of a door-cut system during rush hours when longer trains are in operation. The platform is also sandwiched between road crossings on either end, and trains with more than four carriages block road traffic when stopped at this station. The station is unattended.

History

Bizen-Mikado Station opened on November 15, 1904 with the opening of the Kibi Line as Mikado Station (三門駅). It was renamed June 1, 1944. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1147 passengers daily..[3]

Surrounding area
  • Kita Ward Welfare Office
  • Kita Ward Health Center
  • Okayama Prefectural Okayama Technical High School

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 石野哲（編） (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 II. JTB. p. 257. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
  3. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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