Niimi-eki is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Niimi Station is served by the
Hakubi Line, and is located 64.4 kilometers from the
terminal station of the line at and 84.3 kilometers from . Although the nominal terminus of the
Geibi Line to is at , most trains continue an additional 6.4 kilometers further north to terminate at Niimi. The station is also the northern terminus of the 158.1 kilometer
Kishin Line to .
Station layout
The station consists of two
and four tracks. There are two tracks without platforms between the island platforms, and all freight trains stop on these tracks, and they are also used to switch trains arriving at and departing from this station.The platform and the station building are connected by an underpass. The station building is a two-story wooden structure covered with tiles, and has a
Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
Niimi Station opened on October 25, 1928, with the opening of the Hakubi Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 733 passengers daily.
[ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020]
Surrounding area
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Okayama Prefecture Bicchu Prefectural Citizens Bureau Niimi Regional Office
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Niimi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Niimi Municipal Niimi Daiichi Junior High School
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Okayama Prefectural Niimi High School
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Niimi Public University
See also
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List of railway stations in Japan
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