Niimi_Station
Niimi Station
Railway station in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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]
Niimi Station 新見駅 | |||||||
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Niimi Station, May 2007 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 471 Nishigata, Niimi-shi, Okayama-ken 718-0017 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′14.78″N 133°27′24.20″E | ||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||
| Distance | 64.4 km (40.0 mi) from Kurashiki | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||
| Station code | JR-V18 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 25 October 1928 (1928-10-25) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2019 | 733 daily | ||||||
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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.
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 |
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hakubi Line | ||||
| Ishiga | - | Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||
| Kishin Line | ||||
| Iwayama | - | Terminus | ||
| Geibi Line | ||||
| Nunohara | - | Terminus | ||
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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 733 passengers daily.[2]
- 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
- 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.
- Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
Media related to Niimi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Niimi Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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