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
- ^ 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
Media related to Niho Station at Wikimedia Commons
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