Imbe Station

Location
	Imbe Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Imbe Station Location within Japan

Imbe Station

伊部駅
Imbe Station; 伊部駅
	Bizen Ware Traditional Industries Hall, where the station's north gate is located
General information
Location	1685-1 Imbe, Bizen-shi, Okayama-ken 705-0001; Japan
Coordinates	34°44′19.57″N 134°9′38.07″E / 34.7387694°N 134.1605750°E
Owner	West Japan Railway Company
Operator	West Japan Railway Company
Line	N Akō Line
Distance	34.5 km (21.4 miles) from Aioi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	JR-N11
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 March 1958
Passengers
FY2019	459 daily
Location
Location
	Imbe Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Imbe Station Location within Japan

Imbe Station (伊部駅, Inbe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Imbe neighborhood of the city of Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Imbe Station is served by the JR Akō Line, and is located 34.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aioi and 24.0 kilometers from Banshū-Akō.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building is on the side of Platform 1 of the side platform, and there are two crew accommodations next to the station building. The island platform has Platform 2 and 3 and is connected by a footbridge. The north exit is located on the first floor of the Bizen Ware Museum of Traditional Crafts. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ N Akō Line	for Okayama, Fukuyama and Niimi
2	■ N Akō Line	for Banshū-Akō

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West Akō Line
Nishi-Katakami		-	Kagato

History

Imbe Station was opened on 25 March 1958. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 459 passengers daily

Surrounding area

Bizen City Bizen Ware Museum
Bizen Pottery Traditional Industry Center
Bizen Municipal Imbe Elementary School
Bizen Municipal Bizen Junior High School
Japan National Route 2

References

↑ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
↑ 令和２年　岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.