Bitchu-Kurese

Weekday departures: 44/day · Sat & holiday departures: 44/day

First / last departure (weekday): 5:38 / 23:04

Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (4)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.

• Ibara Line: Kibinomakibi ⇄ Mitani (Okayama)

Bitchū-Kurese Station opened on 11 January 1999 with the inauguration of the Ibara Line, a third-sector route between Sōja and Kannabe. Located 11.1 kilometres from the Sōja terminus in the Mabi district of Kurashiki, the elevated halt has a single side platform built on top of an embankment, with the station's small unstaffed facilities beneath. A waiting room sits on the northwest side under the platform, but the station has no ticket machine. The platform sign carries an illustration evoking the local theme of "meeting and tranquility with ancient people."

"Kurese" appears in no other station name nationwide — yet the prefix "Bitchū" was added at opening anyway. The reason for the disambiguation remains officially unexplained, although a JR-bus stop called "Kurese" nearby may be the cause.