Bitchū-Takahashi Station

Bitchū-Takahashi Station (備中高梁駅, Bitchū-Takahashi-eki) is a JR West Hakubi Line station located in Asahi-chō, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The Hakubi Line extends as a single track from this station north.

Bitchū-Takahashi Station building (2020-05-24)

History
Former station building (2006-03-31).
Former platform area, looking toward Niimi Station (2007-07-22).
Former Station, looking toward Kurashiki Station (2006-03-31).
  • 1926-06-20: Bitchū-Takahashi Station opened
  • 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways were privatized, and Bitchū-Takahashi Station became a JR West station
  • 2007-07-03: Bitchū-Takahashi Station were equipped by the ICOCA automated ticket system
  • 2015-04-11: New station building opened
  • 2017-02-04: Takahashi City Complex opened

Station layout
Ticket gate (2019-02-24)
Passage (2019-02-24)
Platform (2019-05-26)

Bitchū-Takahashi Station has three platforms capable of handling four lines simultaneously, equipped by an automated ticket machine, and has an concourse connecting to the two island platforms.

1-2  V  Hakubi Line (up) for Sōja, Kurashiki and Okayama

Ltd.Express Yakumo for Kurashiki and Okayama
Sleeper Express Sunrise Izumo for Tokyo

2-3  V  Hakubi Line (down) for Niimi

Ltd.Express Yakumo for Niimi, Yonago and Izumoshi
Sleeper Express Sunrise Izumo for Izumoshi

Around the station
Takahashi City Complex (2017-05-03)

Bitchū-Takahashi Station is located about 500m east of the Takahashi River, which is across Japan National Route 180.

Next to the station is the Takahashi City Complex with the Takahashi City Library, Tsutaya Book Store, Starbucks, Tourlist Information Center and the Takahashi Bus Center.

Also in the area are the following:

  • Takahashi Municipal Office
  • Bitchū Prefectural Community Center, Takahashi Branch
  • Takahashi Post Office
  • Takahashi Sōgō Cultural Arts Center
  • Takahashi City Bunka Kōryukan
  • Kibi International University
  • Okayama Prefectural Takahashi High School
  • Okayama Prefectural Takahashi Jōnan High School
  • Takahashi Nisshin High School
  • Raikyū-ji
  • Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle
  • Ishibiya-chō Furusato-mura
  • Porca Tenmaya Happy Town

Highway access
  • Japan National Route 180
  • Japan National Route 313
  • Japan National Route 484
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 196 (Takahashi Teishajō Route)
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 302 (Uji-Teppōchō Route)

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hakubi Line
Kurashiki   Sunrise Izumo   Niimi
Soja or Kurashiki   Yakumo   Niimi
Bitchū-Hirose   Local   Kinoyama
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

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