Nigata Station building (April 22, 2005). Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Nigata Sanbashi at Nigata Station (April 22, 2005). Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Nigata Station (仁方駅, Nigata Eki^?) is a JR West Kure Line station located in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. ( also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group companies and operates in western Honshū. The is a Rail line operated by JR West within Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains is a city located in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. As of the January 1 2008 the city has an estimated Population of 246118 and a density WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

History

• 1935-11-24: Nigata Station opens
• 1946-05-01: Nibori Ferry service begins
• 1976-06-01: Nigata Station ceases handling freight service
• 1982-07-01: Nibori Ferry service ceases
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Nigata Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Nigata Station features two platforms capable of handling two lines simultaneously. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne abbreviated or "JNR" was the national Railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987 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). is a JR West railway station on the Kure Line, located in Kure Hiroshima, Japan. is a JR West railway station located in Minami-ku Hiroshima, Japan. A bookstore is located on platform two.

Environs

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

Highway access

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

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Kure Line

Akikawajiri Station — Nigata Station — Hiro Station

External links

• (Japanese) JR West

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