Niho Station 仁保駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Niho Station in 2017 | |||||||||||
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Location | Nihoshimogo, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken753-0303 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°13′0.08″N 131°32′10.67″E / 34.2166889°N 131.5362972°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | Yamaguchi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 20.2 km (12.6 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 July 1917 | ||||||||||
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FY2020 | 36 | ||||||||||
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Niho Station (仁保駅, Niho-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Niho Station is served by the JR West Yamaguchi Line, and is located 20.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.
The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered island platform connected by a footbridge. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.
Entry side | ■ Yamaguchi Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi |
Opposite side | ■ Yamaguchi Line | for Yamaguchi and Tsuwano |
Niho Station was opened on 1 July 1917. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 36 passengers daily.[2]