Bitchū-Hirose Station

nihongo|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.

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

tation 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.

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

ee also

*List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

*ja icon [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0650407 JR West]