Niimi Station

新見駅
Niimi Station, May 2007
General information
Location471 Nishigata, Niimi-shi, Okayama-ken 718-0017
Japan
Coordinates34°59′14.78″N 133°27′24.20″E / 34.9874389°N 133.4567222°E / 34.9874389; 133.4567222
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s)
Distance64.4 km (40.0 mi) from Kurashiki
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks6
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station codeJR-V18
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 October 1928 (1928-10-25)
Passengers
2019733 daily
Location
Niimi Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Niimi Station
Niimi Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Niimi Station is located in Japan
Niimi Station
Niimi Station
Niimi Station (Japan)
Platforms 1 and 2 at Niimi Station, 2019
Platforms 5 and 6 at Niimi Station, 2019
A Oneman train to Bingo Ochiai at Niimi Station, 2006

Niimi Station (新見駅, Niimi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Niimi Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 64.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 84.3 kilometers from Okayama. Although the nominal terminus of the Geibi Line to Hiroshima is at Bitchū-Kōjiro, most trains continue an additional 6.4 kilometers further north to terminate at Niimi. The station is also the northern terminus of the 158.1 kilometer Kishin Line to Himeji.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms and four tracks. There are two tracks without platforms between the island platforms, and all freight trains stop on these tracks, and they are also used to switch trains arriving at and departing from this station.The platform and the station building are connected by an underpass. The station building is a two-story wooden structure covered with tiles, and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  P Geibi Line for Tōjō and Bingo-Ochiai
2  K Kishin Line for Chūgoku-Katsuyama, Tsuyama and Sayo
5  V Hakubi Line for Kurashiki and Okayama
6  V Hakubi Line for Yonago and Matsue

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hakubi Line
Ishiga - Bitchū-Kōjiro
Kishin Line
Iwayama - Terminus
Geibi Line
Nunohara - Terminus

History

Niimi Station opened on October 25, 1928, with the opening of the Hakubi Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 733 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

  • Okayama Prefecture Bicchu Prefectural Citizens Bureau Niimi Regional Office
  • Niimi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Niimi Municipal Niimi Daiichi Junior High School
  • Okayama Prefectural Niimi High School
  • Niimi Public University

See also

References

  1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
  2. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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