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Address
  
Japan

Opened
  
1928

Niimi Station

Similar
  
Bitchū‑Kōjiro Station, Bingo‑Ochiai Station, Nunohara Station, Bitchū‑Takahashi Station, Tsuyama Station

Niimi Station (新見駅, Niimi-eki) is a JR West station located in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It offers connecting service to the Geibi, Hakubi, and Kishin Lines.

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History

  • 1928-10-25: The completed Hakubi Line is opened.
  • 1929-04-14: Sakubisai Line (which became the Kishin Line) section opened.
  • 1930-02-10: The fork from Bitchū Kōjiro Station is opened with regular service to Niimi Station.
  • 1987-04-01: With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways, Niimi Station becomes a JR West station.

    • Station

    The station uses the two-sided island style of platform, allowing for up to four lines to use the station at once (see the platform photos to the right). No freight trains pass through this station as it is designed to handle only passenger trains. Restrooms are located on the side of the station building. The automatic announcement system does not use the standard "The X train is arriving at platform Y." Instead, the announcement tells which line is arriving or departing. Tickets are handled using JR West's HeartStore.

    Platforms

    The platform island is connected to the station building via an underground tunnel, and the platform features a large enclosed waiting room in addition to the outside waiting area on the platform. The various train lines served by Niimi Station are handled as follows:

  • Platforms 1 and 2: Kishin Line and Geibi Line
  • Platforms 3 and 4: Hakubi Line

    • Environs

    Many businesses and services are located near Niimi Station. Following is a list of some of them:

    Businesses

  • A-Coop (an agricultural cooperative)
  • Bitchū Railway Office (JR West)
  • Café de Shirube (including a wireless access point)
  • The local Japan Agricultural Cooperatives offices

    • Services

  • The Niimi Post Office

    • Highway access

  • Niimi Interchange of the Chūgoku Expressway
  • Route 180
  • Route 182
  • Okayama/Tottori Prefectural Route 8, Niimi Nichinan Route
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 32, Niimi Katsuyama Route
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 199, Niimi Teishajō Route

    • Connecting lines

    All lines are JR West lines.

    Hakubi Line
    Ishiga Station — Niimi Station — Nunohara Station — Bitchū Kōjiro Station
    Kishin Line
    Express: Osakabe Station — Tajibe Station — Iwayama Station — Niimi Station Local: Iwayama Station — Niimi Station
    Geibi Line
    Express (one early morning train only): Niimi Station — Yagami Station Local: Niimi Station — Nunohara Station

    References

    Niimi Station Wikipedia
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