Hinobori Station (日登駅, Hinobori-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Hinobori Station 日登駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hinobori Station, October 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 472, Kisuki-chō Jiryō, Unnan-shi, Shimane-ken 699-1322 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°16′35.18″N 132°55′52.32″E / 35.2764389°N 132.9312000°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | E Kisuki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 24.8 km (15.4 miles) from Shinji | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 December 1932 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 3 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editHinobori Station is served by the Kisuki Line, and is located 24.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinji.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform and one track on the left side facing Bingo-Ochiai. The station office is the office of Itamochi Civil Engineering (a construction company), which staffs the station on a consignment basis.
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Station platform, 2019
History
editHinobori Station was opened on 18 December 1937 when the extension between Kisuki Station and Izumo Minari Station on the Kisuki Line was completed. It became part of JR West on 1 April 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Unnan City Jiryo Elementary School
- Shimane Prefectural Road No. 45 Yasugi-Kitsugi Line
- Kuno River
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Hinobori Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Hinobori Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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