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Niho Station 仁保駅
Niho Station in 2017
General information
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 / 34.2166889; 131.5362972
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Yamaguchi Line
Distance	20.2 km (12.6 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 July 1917; 107 years ago (1917-07-01)
Passengers
FY2020	36
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Miyanotowards Shin-Yamaguchi Yamaguchi LineLocal Shinometowards Masuda
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Niho Station (仁保駅, Niho-eki) is a passenger railway station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Niho Station is served by the JR West Yamaguchi Line and located 20.2 kilometers from the line's terminus at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered island platform connected to the station entrance by a footbridge. It has no station building, though there is a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Niho Station opened on 1 July 1917. It came to JR West when the Japan National Railway (JNR) was privatized on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

Niho Station was used by a daily average of 36 passengers in fiscal 2020.

Surrounding area

• Yamaguchi City Niho Regional Exchange Center
• Yamaguchi Municipal Niho Junior High School
• Yamaguchi Municipal Niho Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Niho Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site

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