Bitchū-Takahashi Station
Bitchū-Takahashi Station (備中高梁駅 Bitchū-Takahashi-eki) is a JR West Hakubi Line station located in Asahi-chō, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The Hakubi Line extends as a single track from this station north.
History
- 1926-06-20: Bitchū-Takahashi Station opened
- 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways were privatized, and Bitchū-Takahashi Station became a JR West station
- 2007-07-03: Bitchū-Takahashi Station were equipped by the ICOCA automated ticket system
Station building and platforms
Bitchū-Takahashi Station has three platforms capable of handling four lines simultaneously, equipped by an automated ticket machine, and has an overpass footbridge connecting the station-side platform with the two island platforms.
| 1 | █ Hakubi Line (lower) | to Niimi • Yonago • Izumo (limited express) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | █ Hakubi Line (upper) | to Sōja • Kurashiki • Okayama (local) |
| █ Hakubi Line (lower) | to Niimi • Yonago (local and limited express) | |
| 3 | █ Hakubi Line (lower) | to Sōja • Kurashiki • Okayama (limited express) |
Environs
Bitchū-Takahashi Station is located about 500m east of the Takahashi River, which is across Japan National Route 180. The Takahashi-Tamagawa Post Office is near, as is Takahashi Municipal Tamagawa Elementary School.
Also in the area are the following:
- Takahashi Bus Center
- Takahashi Municipal Office
- Bitchū Prefectural Community Center, Takahashi Branch
- Takahashi Sōgō Cultural Arts Center
- Kibi International University
- Kibi International University Junior College
- Okayama Prefectural Takahashi High School
- Okayama Prefectural Takahashi Jōnan High School
- Okayama Takahashi Nisshin High School
- Raikyū-ji
- Matsuyama Castle
- Ishibiya-chō Furusato-mura
- Porca Tenmaya Happy Town
Highway access
- Japan National Route 180
- Japan National Route 313
- Japan National Route 484
- Okayama Prefectural Route 196 (Takahashi Teishajō Route)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 302 (Uji-Teppōchō Route)
Connecting lines
- JR West Hakubi Line (including Yakumo limited express)
- Bitchū-Hirose Station — Bitchū-Takahashi Station — Kinoyama Station
See also
External links
- (Japanese) JR West
Coordinates: 34°47′19″N 133°36′59″E / 34.7886°N 133.6165°E