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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