Bingo Saijō Station

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Bingo Saijō Station building in the foggy early morning (2000-10-01).

Bingo Saijō Station looking toward Miyoshi Station (2000-10-01).

Bingo Saijō Station looking toward Bingo Ochiai Station (2000-10-01).

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.

1 History
2 Station building and platform
- 2.1 Environs
- 2.2 Highway access
3 Connecting lines
4 External links

[edit] 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

[edit] Station building and platform

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

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

[edit] Environs

Directly in front of the station are a small grocery and general goods store, a beauty salon, and a flower shop. The "Will Saijō" shopping center is located about 0.4km from Bingo Saijō Station, right next to the Shōbara City Saijō Branch Office, the historical library and science hall, and the Suimu City Pool. The Saijō Municipal Hospital is about 0.5km from the station. Saijō Junior High School is about 1km from station, and offers a view of the center of town.