Hime Station (姫駅, Hime-eki) is a railway station on the Taita Line in the city of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

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Hime Station

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Hime Station in October 2008
General information
LocationHime-cho 1-chome, Tajimi-shi, Gifu-ken 507-0061
Japan
Coordinates35°22′56″N 137°04′18″E / 35.3821°N 137.0717°E / 35.3821; 137.0717
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Taita Line
Distance7.9 km from Tajimi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeCI04
History
OpenedDecember 28, 1918
Passengers
FY2015389 daily
Location
Hime Station is located in Gifu Prefecture
Hime Station
Hime Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Hime Station is located in Japan
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Hime Station
Hime Station (Japan)

Lines

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Hime Station is served by the Taita Line, and is located 7.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tajimi.

Station layout

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Hime Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Taita Line For Nemoto, Koizumi, and Tajimi
2  Taita Line For Kani, Mino-Ōta, Unuma, and Gifu

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
JR Central
Taita Line
Nemoto   Local   Shimogiri

History

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Hime Station opened on December 28, 1918, as a station on the Tōnō Railway. The station was absorbed into the JR Tōkai network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 2006.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 389 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Hime Post Office
  • Minami-Hime Middle School
  • Minami Hime Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 統計たじみ(2016年度版) [Tajima City Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tajima City. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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