Higashi-Okayama Station

Location
	Higashi-Okayama Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Higashi-Okayama Station Higashi-Okayama Station (Japan)

Higashi-Okayama Station

東岡山駅
Higashi-Okayama Station; 東岡山駅
	Higashi-Okayama Station in February 2018
General information
Location	112-1 Tsuchida, Naka-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 703-8217; Japan
Coordinates	34°41′8.30″N 133°59′17.17″E / 34.6856389°N 133.9881028°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	S San'yō Line; N Akō Line;
Distance	136.1 km (84.6 mi) from Kōbe
Platforms	2 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JR-S04; JR-N04;
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 March 1891
Previous names	Nagaoka (1891-1906); Saidaiji (1906-1961);
Passengers
FY2019	3974
Services
Location
Location
	Higashi-Okayama Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Higashi-Okayama Station Higashi-Okayama Station (Japan)

Higashi-Okayama Station (東岡山駅, Higashi-Okayama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Naka-ku, in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station is on the border between Naka-ku and Higashi-ku, and part of Platform 1 extends into Higashi-ku.

Lines

Higashi-Okayama Station is served by the San'yō Main Line and is 136.1 km from the starting of the Sanyo Main Line at Kōbe Station. It is also the nominal terminus of the Akō Line and is 57.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Aioi, although currently all trains on the Akō Line go directly to the west to terminate at Okayama Station via the San'yō Main Line tracks.

Layout

The station has two side platforms and one island platform, serving a total of four tracks, connected by footbridges. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ N Akō Line	for Okayama and Fukuyama
2	■ S San'yō Main Line	for Okayama and Fukuyama
3	■ N Akō Line	for Saidaiji and Banshū-Akō
4	■ S San'yō Main Line	for Wake and Himeji

History

Higashi-Okayama Station opened on 18 March 1891, initially named Nagaoka Station (長岡駅).^[1] It was renamed Saidaiji Station (西大寺駅) on 1 January 1906, becoming Higashi-Okayama from 20 March 1961.^[1]

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3974 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 250
International Pacific University No. 2 campus
Higashi Okayama Technical High School
Okayama Prefectural Okayama School for the Deaf

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 222. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 令和２年　岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.