Nibu Station

Location
	Nibu Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Nibu Station Location within Japan

T13
Nibu Station

丹生駅
T13; Nibu Station; 丹生駅
	Nibu Station, March 2020
General information
Location	41 Doi, Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture 769-2516; Japan
Coordinates	34°15′17″N 134°18′05″E / 34.2548°N 134.3015°E
Operator	JR Shikoku
Line	Kōtoku Line
Distance	34.4 km (21.4 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - island platform accessed by means of footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	T13
History
Opened	15 April 1928; 98 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	266
Services
	Uzushio does not stop here
Location
Location
	Nibu Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Nibu Station Location within Japan

Nibu Station (丹生駅, Nibu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T13".

Lines

Nibu Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 34.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Only local services stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. The island platform is accessed by means of a footbridge.

History

Nibu Station was opened on 15 April 1928 as an intermediate stop when the Kōtoku Line was extended eastwards from Sanuki-Tsuda to Hiketa. At that time, the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 11

References

↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
1 2 "丹生" [Nibu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
1 2 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 32, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
↑ "Nibu Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
↑ "丹生駅" [Nibu Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
↑ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 649. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
↑ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 215-216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Station timetable(in Japanese)

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[kotokustation-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[hacchi-2] 1 2 "丹生" [Nibu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[kawashima-3] 1 2 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 32, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.

[timetable-4] "Nibu Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[sw-5] "丹生駅" [Nibu Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[teishajo-6] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 649. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[7] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 215-216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.