Hikime Station
Hikime Station (蟇目駅, Hikime-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Hikime Station 蟇目駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hikime Station, September 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hikime 12, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 028-2102 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.6294°N 141.8390°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yamada Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 91.5 km from Morioka | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 November 1934 | ||||||||||
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  Hikime Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||
Lines
Hikime Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 91.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.
Station layout
Hikime Station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no longer a station building, but only a waiting room built on the platform. The station is unattended.
History
Hikime Station opened on 6 November 1934.[1] The station was closed from 26 November 1946 to 3 November 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area
References
- Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 18–19.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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