Himekawa Station (Niigata)

Himekawa Station

姫川駅
Himekawa Station; 姫川駅
	Himekawa Station, August 2008
General information
Location	Ono, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken 941-0071; Japan
Coordinates	37°01′13″N 137°51′39″E / 37.02028°N 137.86083°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	102.2 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1986; 37 years ago
Passengers
	3 (FY2016)
Services
Location
	Himekawa Station Location within Japan

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).

Lines edit

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 edit

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.

History edit

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 edit

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area edit

Himekawa Housing Area

References edit

^ 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.

External links edit

JR West station information (in Japanese)

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[ITOIGAWA_stats-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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