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

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

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

Entry side       Yamaguchi Line for Shin-Yamaguchi
Opposite side       Yamaguchi Line for Yamaguchi and Tsuwano

History

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

Niho Station was used by a daily average of 36 passengers in fiscal 2020.[2]

Surrounding area

  • Yamaguchi City Niho Regional Exchange Center
  • Yamaguchi Municipal Niho Junior High School
  • Yamaguchi Municipal Niho Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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