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Bitchū-Hirose Station platform area (
2007-
01-29).
Bitchū-Hirose Station (備中広瀬駅, Bitchū-Hirose Eki?) is a JR West Hakubi Line station. Bitchū-Hirose Station is located in Matsuyama, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
[edit] 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
[edit] Station building and platforms
Bitchū-Hirose Station is an unmanned station which has two platforms capable of handling two lines simultaneously. Platform 1 is next to the station building, with platforms 2 and 3 on the island platform accessible via the overpass walkway (see photo at right). The station uses an automated ticket machine, and has an enclosed waiting room.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Highway access
- Japan National Route 180
- Okayama Prefectural Route 293 (Utodani-Takahashi Route)
[edit] Connecting lines
- JR West Hakubi Line
- Minagi Station — Bitchū-Hirose Station — Bitchū-Takahashi Station
[edit] See also
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