Bitchū-Kōjiro Station

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Bitchū-Kōjiro Station (備中神代駅) is a small, unattended railway station in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR West and sits on the Hakubi Line, with a junction to the Geibi Line. The station is 70.8 km from Kurashiki and 86.7 km from Okayama. It is the nominal northern terminus of the Geibi Line to Hiroshima, though most Geibi Line trains end at Niimi, 6.4 km further north.

Facilities and layout:
- Platforms: 1 side platform and 1 island platform, serving 3 tracks
- Access: Connected by a footbridge
- Status: Unstaffed

History:
- Opened on 25 October 1928 with the Hakubi Line
- Geibi Line (then Sanshin Line) services began on 10 February 1930
- Privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987; now operated by JR West

Other notes:
- An entrance gate from the old station building is preserved at the platform entrance; the old building was replaced in 2001 by a simple waiting room

Passenger use:
- In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers daily