Niho Station

Location
	Niho Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Niho Station Location within Japan

Niho Station

仁保駅
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
Owner	West Japan Railway Company
Operator	West Japan Railway Company
Line	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; 109 years ago
Passengers
FY2020	36
Services
Location
Location
	Niho Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Niho Station Location within Japan

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

Entry side	■ Yamaguchi Line	for Shin-Yamaguchi
Opposite side	■ Yamaguchi Line	for Yamaguchi and Tsuwano

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

References

↑ 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.
↑ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook