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Shimao Station (島尾駅, Shimao-eki) is a railway station on the Himi Line in the city of Himi in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Shimao Station 島尾駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | 2015 Shimao, Himi-shi, Toyama-ken 935-0032 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 36°49′42″N 137°00′46″E / 36.8283°N 137.0127°E | ||||
Operated by | JR West | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Himi Line | ||||
Distance | 13.5 km from Takaoka | ||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | unstaffed | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 5 April 1912 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2015 | 197 daily | ||||
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Lines edit
Shimao Station is a station on the Himi Line, and is located 13.5 kilometers from the opposing end of the line at Takaoka.
Station layout edit
Shimao Station consists of a single ground-level side platform, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations edit
« | Service | » | ||
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Himi Line | ||||
Amaharashi | - | Himi |
History edit
Shimao Station was opened on April 5, 1912. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the West Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in February 2009.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- National Route 415
- Shimao Post Office
- Shimao Swimming Beach
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 10-2 JR路線別旅客貨物輸送状況(1日平均) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyama Prefectural Office. 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)