Nigata Station

Nigata Station (仁方駅, Nigata-eki) is a JR West Kure Line station located in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.[1]

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

仁方駅
Station building
General information
LocationKure, Hiroshima Prefecture
 Japan
Coordinates34°13′18.38″N 132°39′19.48″E
Operated byJR West
Line(s)Kure Line
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 November 1935 (1935-11-24)
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station
Hiro
towards Hiroshima
 Kure Line
Local
 Akikawajiri
towards Mihara
Nigata Sanbashi at Nigata Station (April 22, 2005).


Official website

History
A district map created by the U.S. Military in 1945.
  • 24 November 1935: Nigata Station opens
  • 1 May 1946: Nibori Ferry service begins
  • 1 June 1976: Nigata Station ceases handling freight service
  • 1 July 1982: Nibori Ferry service ceases
  • 1 April 1987: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Nigata Station becomes a JR West station
  • 1 October 1995: Under the direct control of the Hiroshima Branch, it became the jurisdiction of the Mihara Regional Railway Department.

Station building and platforms

Nigata Station features two platforms capable of handling two lines simultaneously. Trains bound for Takehara and Mihara are handled on the upper end (上り) of the platform, and trains bound for Hiro, Kure, and Hiroshima are handled on the lower end (下り). A bookstore is located on platform two.

Environs
  • Kure Municipal Offices, Nigata Branch
  • Kure Municipal Nigata Elementary School
  • Kure Municipal Nigata Junior High School
  • Nigata Harbor

Highway access
  • Japan National Route 185
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 261 (Nigata Harbor Route)
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 279 (Hiro-Nigata Teishajō Route)

References
  1. "仁方駅｜駅情報：JRおでかけネット". www.jr-odekake.net. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
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