Daianji Station

Coordinates: 34°39′46.87″N 133°53′13.37″E / 34.6630194°N 133.8870472°E / 34.6630194; 133.8870472
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Daianji Station

大安寺駅
Station building and platform on September 2007
General information
Location5 Daianji Nakamachi, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 700-0062
Japan
Coordinates34°39′46.87″N 133°53′13.37″E / 34.6630194°N 133.8870472°E / 34.6630194; 133.8870472
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)U Kibi Line
Distance3.3 km (2.1 mi) from Okayama
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJR-U03
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 February 1914 (1914-02-25)
Passengers
FY2019345 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Bizen-Ichinomiya
towards Sōja
Kibi Line
Local
Bizen-Mikado
towards Okayama
Location
Daianji Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Daianji Station
Daianji Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Daianji Station is located in Japan
Daianji Station
Daianji Station
Daianji Station (Japan)
Map

Daianji Station (大安寺駅, Daianji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines[edit]

Daianji Station is served by the Kibi Line, and is located 3.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one ground-level island platform, connected to the small station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms[edit]

1  U Kibi Line for Okayama
2  U Kibi Line for Bitchū-Takamatsu and Sōja

History[edit]

Daianji Station opened on February 25, 1914 as a temporary stop by a local merchant who was also a shareholder in the Chugoku Railway. It was upgraded to an official station on November 23, 1928. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. [2]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 345 passengers daily..[3]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Hakata General Rolling Stock Yard Okayama Branch (former Okayama Shinkansen depot)
  • Okayama Municipal Ono Elementary School

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 石野哲(編) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 II. JTB. p. 256. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
  3. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links[edit]

Media related to Daianji Station at Wikimedia Commons