is a passenger railway station in the city of Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture,

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Lines

Hirayama Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 25.7 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of three carriages or less. The station is unattended.

Platform

History

Hirayama Station was opened on March 25, 1936. It was closed from December 16, 1944 to April 1, 1947. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* * Obitsu River

References

External links

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JR East Station information
Kururi Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1936 Kimitsu {{Chiba-railstation-stub