title: Kitanagase Station
text: # Kitanagase Station
  
  Kitanagase Station (北長瀬駅, Kitanagase-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).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kitanagase Station is served by the San'yō Main Line, and is located 146.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōbe and 3.4 kilometers from Okayama. It is also served by trains of the Hakubi Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Kurashiki to terminate at Okayama.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building.The station building has a white-based appearance, and has a large roof over the wide south exit stairs. It is equipped with an elevator and a wheelchair-accessible restroom, making it barrier-free. The outbound platform is curved to match the tracks, and the train is tilting toward the platform Between the two passenger tracks lines, there is an outbound pull-up track for Okayama Freight Terminal, and freight train shunting work is often carried out. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ W San'yō Main Line | for Fukuyama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Sōja and Bitchū-Takahashi |
  | 2 | ■ W San'yō Main Line | for Okayama |
  | 2 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Okayama |
  
  ## History
  
  Kitanagase Station opened on October 1, 2005, on the site of the former Japan National Railways Okayama Switchyard.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4715 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Okayama Dome
  * Okayama Seibu General Park
  * Okayama Municipal Hospital
  * Okayama Prefectural Okayama Daianji Secondary School
  