Okayama Station

Okayama Station 岡山駅
Okayama Station in February 2008
Location	Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°39′59″N 133°55′07″E / 34.66639°N 133.91861°E / 34.66639; 133.91861Coordinates: 34°39′59″N 133°55′07″E / 34.66639°N 133.91861°E / 34.66639; 133.91861
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).

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:

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

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