Himekawa Station (Niigata)
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).
Himekawa Station 姫川駅 | |
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 Himekawa Station, August 2008 | |
| Location | Ono, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken 941-0071 Japan |
| Coordinates | 37°01′13″N 137°51′39″E |
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| Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line |
| Distance | 102.2 km from Matsumoto |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 November 1986 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 3 (FY2016) |
| Location | |
  Himekawa Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
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
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
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
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Himekawa Housing Area
See also
References
- 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. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Himekawa Station (Niigata). |
- JR West station information (in Japanese)