is a passenger

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located in Ōsa, Saijō-chō, in the city of

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, Hiroshima Prefecture,

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. It is operated by the

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, ...

(JR West).

Lines

Bingo-Saijō Station is served by the

Geibi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region in Japan. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi S ...

, and is located 53.2 kilometers from the

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of the line at and 59.6 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s. The station building is located on the side of the platform for Miyoshi Station, and the platform for Bingo-Ochiai Station on the other side is connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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Bingo Ochiai Station is a junction passenger railway station located in Saijō-chō, in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Bingo-Ochiai Station is served by the Geibi Line, and is ...

(2000)

History

Bingo-Saijō Station was opened on March 15, 1934 as a terminal station of the Sanshin line to

Yagami Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama, Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The name of the station is a combination of two characters from the names of t ...

. The station became a through station on June 15, 1935 when the extension towards

Onuka Station is a passenger railway station located in Tōjō-chō, in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Onuka Station is served by the Geibi Line, and is located 33.6 kilo ...

was opened. Service was renamed to the Geibi Line on July 1, 1937. It became part of

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in 1987 when

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was privatized.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 36 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

Surrounding area

*Shobara City Hall Saijo Branch office *Shobara Municipal Saijo Elementary School *Shobara Municipal Saijo Junior High School *Hiroshima Prefectural Saijo Shisui High School *Shobara Municipal Saijo Municipal Hospital

References

External links

Bingo-Saijō Station from JR-Odekake.net
Stations of West Japan Railway Company Geibi Line Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1934 Shōbara, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-railstation-stub