Niho Station
Niho Station 仁保駅 | |||||||||||
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 Niho Station in 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nihoshimogo, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken753-0303 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°13′0.08″N 131°32′10.67″E / 34.2166889°N 131.5362972°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Yamaguchi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 20.2 km (12.6 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1917 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 36 | ||||||||||
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Niho Station (仁保駅, Niho-eki) is a passenger railway station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Niho Station is served by the JR West Yamaguchi Line and located 20.2 kilometers from the line's terminus at Shin-Yamaguchi.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered island platform connected to the station entrance by a footbridge. It has no station building, though there is a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| Entry side | ■ Yamaguchi Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi |
| Opposite side | ■ Yamaguchi Line | for Yamaguchi and Tsuwano |
History
[edit]Niho Station opened on 1 July 1917. It came to JR West when the Japan National Railway (JNR) was privatized on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
[edit]Niho Station was used by a daily average of 36 passengers in fiscal 2020.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yamaguchi City Niho Regional Exchange Center
- Yamaguchi Municipal Niho Junior High School
- Yamaguchi Municipal Niho Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Niho Station at Wikimedia Commons
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