Kibitsu Station
{{short description|Railway station in Okayama, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kibitsu Station
| native_name = 吉備津駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
|style = JR West
| image = Kibitsu-sta.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Kibitsu Station, November 2006
| other_name =
| address = 1054-2 Kibitsu, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-1341
| country = Japan
| coordinates ={{coord|34|40|27.63|N|133|50|45.72|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company
| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company
| line = {{rcb|JR West|Kibi|route}} {{lnl|JR West|KIbi}}
| distance = {{convert|8.4|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Okayama|x}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| connections = {{Plainlist|
- Bus stop
}}
| structure =
| code = JR-U05
| status =Unstaffed
| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id= 06515045}}
| opened = {{Start date|1904|11|15|df=y}}
| closed =
| former = Inari (to 1931)
| passengers = 1297 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Bitchū-Takamatsu Station
|mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 17
| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West|line=Kibi|note-mid={{SLL|Local}}|left=Bitchū-Takamatsu|right=Bizen-Ichinomiya}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Kibitsu Station|吉備津駅|Kibitsu-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).{{cite book|author=Kawashima, Reizo| title=山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア|trans-title=Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area|language=Japanese|year=2012|publisher=Kodansha|isbn=978-4-06-295155-5}}
Lines
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|nidx= {{rcb|JR West|Kibi|route}} {{lnl|JR West|KIbi}}|dir=for {{STN|Okayama|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx= {{rcb|JR West|Kibi|route}} {{lnl|JR West|KIbi}}|dir= for {{STN|Bitchū-Takamatsu|x}} and {{STN|Sōja|x}}}}
History
Kibitsu Station opened on November 15, 1904 with the opening of the Kibi Line. 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. {{Cite book|author=石野哲(編)|title=停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 II|publisher=JTB|year=1998|isbn=978-4-533-02980-6|page=257}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 605 passengers daily..[https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station] - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
Surrounding area
- Kibitsu Shrine
- Magane Ichirizuka
- Okayama City Koiyama Elementary School
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0651504 Kibitsu Station Official Site]
{{Kibi Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Okayama
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1904
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