- 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
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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 theICOCA automated ticket systemtation 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
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List of Railway Stations in Japan External links
*ja icon [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0650407 JR West]
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