Bizen-Tai Station

Bizen-Tai Station

備前田井駅
Bizen-Tai Station
General information
Location3-3-1 Tai, Tamano-shi, Okayama-ken 706-0001
Japan
Coordinates34°30′57″N 133°56′36.59″E / 34.51583°N 133.9434972°E / 34.51583; 133.9434972
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)L Uno Line
Distance30.3 km (18.8 miles) from Okayama
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks1
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJR-L14
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1939 (1939-01-01)
Closed1 November 1940 to 15 November 1950
Passengers
FY2019318 daily[1]
Location
Bizen-Tai Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Tai Station
Bizen-Tai Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Bizen-Tai Station is located in Japan
Bizen-Tai Station
Bizen-Tai Station
Bizen-Tai Station (Japan)
Map
JNR Class EF60 electric locomotive EF60 53 passing through Bizen-Tai Station on a freight service

Bizen-Tai Station (備前田井駅, Bizen-Tai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [2]

Lines

Bizen-Tai Station is served by the JR uno Line, and is located 30.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama and 15.45 kilometers from Chayamachi.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms on an embankment. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. There is no station building and the station is unattended. The track layout is a Y-branch (double opening), and there is no safety siding.

Platforms

1 ■ Uno Line for Chayamachi, Okayama
2 ■ Uno Line for Uno

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR West Uno Line
Hachihama   Local   Uno

History

Bizen-Tai Station was opened on 1 January 1939. The station was closed from 1 November 1940 to 15 November 1950. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 318 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area

  • Road Station Miyama Park
  • Tamano City Tai Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ "岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report)". www.pref.okayama.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
  3. ^ 令和２年　岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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