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Himekawa Station (Niigata)

Coordinates: 37°01′13″N 137°51′39″E / 37.02028°N 137.86083°E / 37.02028; 137.86083
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Himekawa Station

姫川駅
Himekawa Station, August 2008
General information
LocationOno, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken 941-0071
Japan
Coordinates37°01′13″N 137°51′39″E / 37.02028°N 137.86083°E / 37.02028; 137.86083
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Ōito Line
Distance102.2 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1986; 38 years ago (1986-11-01)
Passengers
3 (FY2016)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Itoigawa
Terminus
Ōito Line Kubiki-Ōno
towards Minami-Otari
Location
Himekawa Station is located in Japan
Himekawa Station
Himekawa Station
Location within Japan

Himekawa Station (姫川駅, Himekawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

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Himekawa Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 32.2 kilometers from the intermediate terminus of the line at Minami-Otari Station, and is 102.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

History

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Himekawa Station opened on 1 November 1986. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Himekawa Housing Area

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 統計いといがわ 第10章 運輸・通信 (PDF) [Itoigawa official statistics No.10 Transportation and Communications] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Itoigawa City Government. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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