is a

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Geibi and

Kisuki Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line connects in Matsue, Shimane with in Shōbara, Hiroshima. Stations Rolling stock * KiHa 120 series DMUs File:Kiha120-5 Kisuki.JPG, A Kisuki Line KiH ...

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in Hattori, Saijō-chō,

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Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...

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History

*1935-12-20: Opens as the

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of the Shōbara Line between Bingo-Saijō and Bingo-Ochiai *1936-10-10: Upon completion of the line from

Onuka Station is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Onuka, Tōjō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Onuka Station is a kantaku station. History *1935-12-20: Onuka Station opens as the terminal station on the Sanshin Line (now the Geibi L ...

, becomes an intermediary stop on the Sanshin Line between Bitchū Kōjiro and Miyoshi *1937-07-01: Becomes a station on the nationalized Geibi Line, which stretches from

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*1937-12-12: Becomes a junction station between the Kisuki Line and the Geibi Line *1987-04-01:

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is privatized, and Bingo-Ochiai becomes a JR West station

Station structure

There is one station-side platform facing an island with two more platform faces. *Platform 1:

(trains toward

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) *Platform 2:

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(trains toward Miyoshi Station) *Platform 3: Geibi Line (trains toward

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Around the station

Hiroshima Prefectural Route 234 (Bingo-Ochiai Teishajō Route) connects Bingo-Ochiai station to

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. Route 314 connects to

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on the way toward Saijō.

Connecting lines

All lines are part of the JR West network.

Gallery

File:JRW bingo ochiai sta enclosure.jpg, The station platforms at Bingo Ochiai (2007-09-26) File:Bingo Ochiai Station type 120-300 series train.jpg, A class 120-300 one-man-operated train at Bingo Ochiai headed for

(2006-09-17) File:Bingo otiai kiha120 200ban.JPG, A class 120-200 one-man-operated train at Bingo Ochiai (2006-09-17) File:Okuizumo Orochi-gō 98.jpg, Okuizumo Orochi-gō 98 tourist train headed for Bingo Ochiai (2006-06-25) File:Bingo-Ochiai Station - various - Aug 14 2019 14 38 27 270000.jpeg, Inside station building (2019-08-14)

External links

JR West
{{Kisuki Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935 Geibi Line Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture Shōbara, Hiroshima