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Bitchū Hirose Station

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Operated by
  
JR West

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Hakubi Line

Opened
  
20 June 1926

Bitchū-Hirose Station

Location
  
Matsuyama, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture  Japan

Similar
  
Kinoyama Station, Bitchū‑Kawamo Station, Minagi Station, Hōkoku Station, Bitchū‑Takahashi 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.

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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 becomes a JR West station
  • 2007-07-03: Bitchū-Hirose Station begins using the ICOCA automated ticket system

    • Station building and platforms

    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). It is equipped with an automated ticket machine and has a waiting room.

    Environs

    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 Station — Bitchū-Hirose Station — Bitchū-Takahashi Station

    References

    Bitchū-Hirose Station Wikipedia
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