Nigata Station

This article is about the railway station in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan. For the station in Niigata, Japan, see Niigata Station.

Railway station in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Nigata Station

仁方駅

Nigata Station, April 2005

General information
Location| 2-chōme-1 Nigatahonmachi, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken 737-0152
Japan
Coordinates| 34°13′18.38″N 132°39′19.48″E﻿ / ﻿34.2217722°N 132.6554111°E﻿ / 34.2217722; 132.6554111
Owned by|  West Japan Railway Company
Operated by|  West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)| Y Kure Line
Distance| 57.6 km (35.8 miles) from Mihara
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|

* Bus stop

Construction
Structure type| Ground level
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| No
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
Station code| JR-Y18[1]
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 24 November 1935 (1935-11-24)
Passengers
FY2019| 511
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR West | Following station

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Hiro

towards Hiroshima

|  | Kure Line

Local

|  | Akikawajiri

towards Mihara

Location

Nigata Station

Location within Hiroshima Prefecture

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Nigata Station

Nigata Station (Japan)

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Nigata Station (仁方駅, Nigata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]

## Lines

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Nigata Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 57.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.

## Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms, which were formerly connected by a footbridge. However, due to deterioration, the footbridge was removed from 2018 to 2019 and currently the only means to change platforms is to exit the station building and cross via a pedestrian bridge outside the ticket gate, which was installed by Kure city before the footbridge was removed.The station is unattended.

## Platforms

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1 | ■ Y Kure Line  | for Takehara and Mihara

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2 | ■ Y Kure Line  | for Kure and Hiroshima

## History

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Nigata Station was opened on 24 November 1935. From 1 May 1946, it was a connecting station for the Nihori Sea Route, which runs from nearby Nigata Port to Horie Station (Horie Pier) on the opposite shore of the Seto Inland Sea in Matsuyama, Ehime. After the ferry was abolished on 1 July 1982, the connection function was transferred to Akiaga Station (the port of call for the Kure-Matsuyama Ferry). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 511 passengers daily.[3]

## Surrounding area

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* Nigata Port
* Kure City Hall Nigata Civic Center (Branch)
* Kure Municipal Nigata Junior High School
* Kure Municipal Nigata Elementary School

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ "広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
3. ^ 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 Nigata Station at Wikimedia Commons

* JR West Station Official Site

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Stations of the JR West Kure Line

* Mihara
* Sunami
* Akisaizaki
* Tadanoumi
* Akinagahama
* Ōnori
* Takehara
* Yoshina
* Akitsu
* Kazahaya
* Yasuura
* Ato
* Akikawajiri
* Nigata
* Hiro
* Shin-Hiro
* Akiaga
* Kure
* Kawaraishi
* Yoshiura
* Karugahama
* Tennō
* Kure-Portopia
* Koyaura
* Mizushiri
* Saka
* Yano
* Kaitaichi
* Mukainada
* Tenjingawa
* Hiroshima

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