Hinase Station

Railway station in Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeJR-N15WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 March 1955 (1955-03-01)PassengersFY2019315 daily

Location
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Hinase Station (日生駅, Hinase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Hinase neighborhood of city of Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). ^[1]

Lines

Hinase Station is served by the JR Akō Line, and is located 22.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aioi and 11.6 kilometers from Banshū-Akō.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform located on an embankment, and connected to the station building by a footbridge. The outbound main line is Platform 1, inbound main line is Platform 2. Platform 3 is the secondary main line for both upper and lower trains.. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ N Akō Line	for Okayama, Fukuyama and Niimi
2, 3	■ N Akō Line	for Banshū-Akō

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West Akō Line
Sōgo		-	Iri

History

Hinase Station was opened on 1 March 1955. 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 315 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

Hinase Port
Kagoura History and Culture Museum

References

^ 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.
^ 令和２年　岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.