Daianji Station
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West Japan Railway Company West Japan Railway CompanyDaianji Station 大安寺駅 | |||||||||||
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 Station building and platform in September 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 5 Daianji Nakamachi, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 700-0062 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°39′46.87″N 133°53′13.37″E / 34.6630194°N 133.8870472°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line | U Kibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) from Okayama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-U03 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 February 1914 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 345 daily | ||||||||||
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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]
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform, connected to the small station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ U Kibi Line | for Okayama |
| 2 | ■ U Kibi Line | for Bitchū-Takamatsu and Sōja |
History
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
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 345 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Hakata General Rolling Stock Yard Okayama Branch (former Okayama Shinkansen depot)
- Okayama Municipal Ono Elementary School
