is a JR West

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 Kure Line

Kure Line

The is a rail line operated by JR West within Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It begins at Mihara Station in Mihara and terminates at Kaitaichi Station in Kaita. It's one of the main lines of JR West. The section between Mihara Station to Hiro Station is nicknamed "Setouchi Sazanami Line" as the...

 station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in Kure

Kure, Hiroshima

is a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 240,820 and a population density of 681 persons per km². The total area is 353.74 km².- History :...

, Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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History

• 1935-11-24: Nigata Station opens
• 1946-05-01: Nibori Ferry service begins
• 1976-06-01: Nigata Station ceases handling freight service
• 1982-07-01: Nibori Ferry service ceases
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways
  Japanese National Railways
  , abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
  
   is privatized, and Nigata Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Nigata Station features two platforms capable of handling two lines simultaneously. Trains bound for Takehara

Takehara Station

is a train station in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-The Location:Takehara Station is located in a small city on the outskirts of Hiroshima. The city is known for its wide variety of historical artifacts and has many, many attractions there. -Lines:There are two main lines running through...

 and Mihara are handled on the upper end (上り) of the platform, and tains bound for Hiro, Kure

Kure Station

is a JR West railway station on the Kure Line, located in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan.-History:*Opened as a station of the Japan National Railways on December 27, 1903*Lent to the Sanyo Railway on December 1, 1904.*Sanyo Railway was nationalized on December 1, 1906....

, and Hiroshima

Hiroshima Station

is a JR West railway station located in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all Sanyō Shinkansen trains stop here.-History:...

 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
  Route 185 (Japan)
  National Route 185 is a national highway of Japan connecting Kure, Hiroshima and Mihara, Hiroshima in Japan, with a total length of 68.4 km ....
  
  
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 261 (Nigata Harbor Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 279 (Hiro-Nigata Teishajō Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.
Kure Line

Akikawajiri Station — Nigata Station — Hiro Station

External links

JR West