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Hikime Station (蟇目駅, Hikime-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Hikime Station 蟇目駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hikime Station, September 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hikime 12, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2102 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°37′46″N 141°50′20″E / 39.6294°N 141.8390°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yamada Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 91.5 km from Morioka | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 November 1934 | ||||||||||
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  Hikime Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Hikime Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 91.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.
Station layout edit
Hikime Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no longer a station building, but only a waiting room built on the platform. The station is unattended.
History edit
Hikime Station opened on 6 November 1934.[1] The station was closed from 26 November 1946 to 3 November 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area edit
References edit
- ^ Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 18–19.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hikime Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)