Timetable information
Weekday departures: 32/day · Sat & holiday departures: 32/day
First / last departure (weekday): 5:48 / 23:23
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.
Location
History
Makiyama Station opened on 10 October 1912 on the line now known as the Tsuyama Line, 11.4 rail-kilometers north of Okayama Station. With the breakup of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987 the station passed to JR West, which continues to operate it as an unstaffed local stop in the Takebe-chō neighbourhood of Kita-ku, Okayama. The two ground-level opposed side platforms — connected by a footbridge — are narrow because the alignment runs along a cliff, and trains in both directions normally use Platform 2 next to the small station building, which is little more than a waiting room. The outer Platform 1 is used only when two trains meet at the station.
Notes
The area’s former primary-school branch closed in 2004, and the building has been preserved next to the station as the community facility La Porte Makiyama.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: Mitsuki-2368 · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18