Bingo-Saijō Station

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Bingo-Saijō

備後西城駅
Bingo saijyou sta.jpg
Bingo-Saijō Station in 2007
LocationŌsa, Saijō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture
 Japan
Coordinates34°56′25″N 133°07′11″E / 34.94028°N 133.11972°E / 34.94028; 133.11972Coordinates: 34°56′25″N 133°07′11″E / 34.94028°N 133.11972°E / 34.94028; 133.11972
Operated byJR West
Line(s)Geibi[1]
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Parking5
History
Opened15 March 1934 (1934-03-15)
Services
Preceding station JR logo (west).svg JR West Following station
Hirako
towards Hiroshima
 Geibi Line Hibayama
towards Niimi

Bingo-Saijō Station (備後西城駅, Bingo-Saijō-eki) is a JR West Geibi station located in Ōsa, Saijō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. While it was formerly an express train stop, there are currently no express trains operating east of Miyoshi Station.

History[]

  • 1934-03-15: Bingo-Saijō Station opens with the Shōbara Line between this station and Bingo-Shōbara Station.
  • 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Bingo-Saijō Station becomes a JR West station

Station layout[]

Bingo-Saijō Station features one side platform and one island platform.

  • Platform 1: Geibi Line (toward Miyoshi Station)
  • Platform 2: Geibi Line (toward Bingo-Ochiai Station)

  • enclosure (2007)

  • Bingo-Saijō Station in the foggy early morning (2000)

  • Bingo-Saijō Station looking toward Miyoshi Station (2000)

  • Bingo-Saijō Station looking toward Bingo Ochiai Station (2000)

Around the station[]

The Saijō Municipal Hospital is about 0.5 km from the station. Saijō Junior High School is about 1 km from station, and offers a view of the center of town.

Highway access[]

  • Japan National Route 183
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 233 (Bingo Saijō Teishajō Route)
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 26 (Shin'ichi Nanamagari Saijō Route)
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 57 (Tōjō-Saijō Route)
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 58 (Saijō-Hiwa Route)

References[]

  1. ^ "JR西日本路線図 - JR西日本全域" [JR West Route Map - Complete JR West Area] (PDF) (in Japanese). JR West. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

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