Hachihama Station (八浜駅, Hachihama-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]

Hachihama Station

八浜駅
Hachihama Station, October 2012
General information
Location480 Osaki Hachihamacho,, Tamano-shi, Okayama-ken 706-0224
Japan
Coordinates34°31′55.17″N 133°55′9.09″E / 34.5319917°N 133.9191917°E / 34.5319917; 133.9191917
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)L Uno Line
Distance26.6 km (16.5 mi) from Okayama
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJR-L13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 12, 1910 (1910-06-12)
Passengers
FY2019419 daily[1]
Location
Hachihama Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Hachihama Station
Hachihama Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Hachihama Station is located in Japan
Hachihama Station
Hachihama Station
Hachihama Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Hachihama Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 26.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama and 11.5 kilometers from Chayamachi.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, with one entrance/exit near the center of each platform. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Platforms edit

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

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
JR West Uno Line
Tsuneyama   Local   Bizen-Tai

History edit

Hachihama Station was opened on 12 June 1910. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 419 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area edit

  • Okayama Prefectural Tamano Konan High School
  • Tamano City Osaki Elementary School

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "岡山県統計年報 (Okayama prefecture annual statistical report)". www.pref.okayama.jp (in Japanese).
  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.

External links edit

  Media related to Hachihama Station at Wikimedia Commons