Hikime Station

Hikime Station (蟇目駅, Hikime-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hikime Station

蟇目駅
Hikime Station, September 2007
LocationHikime 12, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2102
Japan
Coordinates39.6294°N 141.8390°E / 39.6294; 141.8390
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Yamada Line
Distance91.5 km from Morioka
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 November 1934
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Moichi
toward Morioka
 Yamada Line
Local
 Kebaraichi
toward Miyako
Location
Hikime Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Hikime Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 91.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Hikime Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no longer a station building, but only a waiting room built on the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Hikime Station opened on 6 November 1934.[1] The station was closed from 26 November 1946 to 3 November 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area
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References
  1. Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 18–19.
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