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Kure Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) within Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. It begins at Mihara Station in Mihara and terminates at Kaitaichi Station in Kaita. It is one of the main lines of JR West. The secti ...

station located in

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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:

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is privatized, and Nigata Station becomes a JR West station *1995-10-01: Under the direct control of the Hiroshima Branch, it became the jurisdiction of the Mihara Regional Railway Department.

Station building and platforms

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

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

, and

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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

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* 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 is a railway station in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Lines *West Japan Railway Company **Kure Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) within Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. It begins at Mihara Stati ...

— Nigata Station —

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References

External links

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{{Kure Line Kure Line Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935 Stations of West Japan Railway Company