Hime Station
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CI04 Hime Station 姫駅 | |||||
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 Hime Station in October 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hime-cho 1-chome, Tajimi-shi, Gifu-ken 507-0061 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°22′56″N 137°04′18″E / 35.3821°N 137.0717°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Central | ||||
| Line |  Taita Line | ||||
| Distance | 7.9 km from Tajimi | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | CI04 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | December 28, 1918 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 389 daily | ||||
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Hime Station (姫駅, Hime-eki) is a railway station on the Taita Line in the city of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Hime Station is served by the Taita Line, and is located 7.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tajimi.
Station layout
Hime Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Taita Line | For Nemoto, Koizumi, and Tajimi |
| 2 | ■ Taita Line | For Kani, Mino-Ōta, Unuma, and Gifu |
Adjacent stations
History
Hime Station opened on December 28, 1918, as a station on the Tōnō Railway. The station was absorbed into the JR Tōkai network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 2006.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 389 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Hime Post Office
- Minami-Hime Middle School
- Minami Hime Elementary School
