Nigata Station

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This article is about the railway station in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan. For the station in Niigata, Japan, see Niigata Station.
Nigata Station building (April 22, 2005).
Nigata Station building (April 22, 2005).
Nigata Sanbashi at Nigata Station (April 22, 2005).
Nigata Sanbashi at Nigata Station (April 22, 2005).

Nigata Station (仁方駅 Nigata Eki?) is a JR West Kure Line station located in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

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[edit] History

[edit] Station building and platforms

Nigata Station features two platforms capable of handling two lines simultaneously. Trains bound for Takehara and Mihara are handled on the upper end (上り) of the platform, and tains bound for Hiro, Kure, and Hiroshima are handled on the lower end (下り). A bookstore is located on platform two.

[edit] Environs

  • Kure Municipal Offices, Nigata Branch
  • Kure Municipal Nigata Elementary School
  • Kure Municipal Nigata Junior High School
  • Nigata Harbor

[edit] Highway access

  • Japan National Route 185
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 261 (Nigata Harbor Route)
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 279 (Hiro-Nigata Teishajō Route)

[edit] Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Kure Line
Akikawajiri Station — Nigata Station — Hiro Station

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 34°13′18.3″N 132°39′19.0″E / 34.22175, 132.655278

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Stations of the JR West Kure Line

Mihara - Sunami - Akisaizaki - Tadanoumi - Akinagahama - Ōnori - Takehara - Yoshina - Akitsu - Kazahaya - Yasuura - Ato - Akikawajiri - Nigata - Hiro - Shinhiro - Akiaga - Kure - Kawaraishi - Yoshiura - Karugahama - Tennō - Kure-Portpier - Koyaura - Mizushiri - Saka - Yano - Kaitaichi - Mukainada - Tenjingawa - Hiroshima
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