Okayama Station

This article is about the railway station in Okayama. For the similarly-named station in Tokyo, see Ōokayama Station.

Okayama Station 岡山駅
Okayama Station in February 2008
General information
Location	Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°39′59″N 133°55′07″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Sanyō Main Line Sanyō Shinkansen Uno Line Kibi Line Tsuyama Line
Tracks	6
Connections	Okayama Electric Tramway
Other information
Website	www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0650608
History
Opened	18 March 1891
Location Okayama Station Location within Japan

Okayama Station (岡山駅, Okayama-eki) is a railway station in Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

The shinkansen platforms in July 2014

Okayama Station is one of major intersections of railways in the Chūgoku region. All trains connecting Honshū and Shikoku via the Great Seto Bridge originate and terminate here.

The station is served by the following JR West lines:

• Sanyō Shinkansen
• Sanyō Main Line (including trains to Akō Line and Hakubi Line)
• Uno Line (Seto-Ōhashi Line)
• Tsuyama Line
• Kibi Line

In addition to the JR lines, in front of the station is a tram stop of the Okayama Electric Tramway named Okayama-Ekimae Station.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sanyo Shinkansen
Himeji or Shin-Kobe		Nozomi		Fukuyama or Hiroshima
Hyōgo or Himeji		Hikari		Shin-Kurashiki or Fukuyama
Aioi		Kodama		Shin-Kurashiki
Shin-Kobe or Himeji		Mizuho		Hiroshima
Shin-Kobe or Himeji		Sakura		Fukuyama
Sanyo Main Line
Nishigawara		Local		Kitanagase
Seto-Ōhashi Line
Terminus		Rapid Marine Liner		Ōmoto
Terminus		Local		Ōmoto
Tsuyama Line
Terminus		Rapid		Hōkaiin
Terminus		Local		Hōkaiin
Kibi Line
Terminus		Local		Bizen-Mikado

History

The station opened on March 18, 1891. Between 1972 and 1975, the station was the western terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen.

External links

• JR West station information Template:Ja icon