Hibayama Station (比婆山駅, Hibayama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Ōya, Saijō-chō, in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Hibayama Station 比婆山駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hibayama Station (September 2007) | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ōya, Saijō-chō, Shōbara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-5744 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°57′58.67″N 133°7′23.65″E / 34.9662972°N 133.1232361°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 50.2 km (31.2 miles) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 21, 1935 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bingo-Kumano (to 1956) | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 2 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editHibayama Station is served by the Geibi Line, and is located 50.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 56.6 kilometers from Niimi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
editHibayama Station was opened on December 20, 1935, as Bingo-Kumano Station (備後熊野駅). It was renamed on December 20, 1956. It became part of JR West on April 1, 1987, when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editThe Saijō River is located about 100 meters behind the station.
- Japan National Route 183
- Shobara City Mikoto Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
External links
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Media related to Hibayama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Hibayama Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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