title: Hōkaiin Station
text: # Hōkaiin Station
  
  Hōkaiin Station (法界院駅, Hōkaiin-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
  
  Hōkaiin Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 2.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ TTsuyama Line | for Fukuwatari and Tsuyama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ T Tsuyama Line | for Okayama |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | JR West Tsuyama Line |||||
  | Okayama | Rapid Kotobuki | Nonokuchi |
  | Okayama | Rapid | Kanagawa |
  | Okayama | Local | Bizen-Hara |
  
  ## History
  
  Hōkaiin Station opened on June 10, 1908 as a temporary stop and was upgraded to a full station on September 2 of the same year. 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.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1307 passengers daily..
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  The station is located in a dense residential area.
  
  * Okayama Municipal Mino Elementary School
  * Okayama Prefectural General Ground (City Light Stadium, Okayama Baseball Stadium, Momotaro Arena, Tsushima Ruins)
  * Okayama University Tsushima Campus/The Open University of Japan Okayama Study Center
  * Okayama Municipal Okakita Junior High School
  