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
Himekawa Station, August 2008
LocationOno, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken 941-0071
Japan
Coordinates37°01′13″N 137°51′39″E
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
Traffic
Passengers3 (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.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Ōito Line
Kubiki-Ōno   Local   Itoigawa

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
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See also

References
  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. Retrieved 12 September 2018.


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