Himi Station

Himi Station (氷見駅, Himi-eki) is a railway station on the Himi Line in the city of Himi in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Himi Station is the starting point of the Himi Line, and is located 16.5 kilometers from the opposing end of the line at Takaoka. Himi Station consists of a single ground-level dead-headed island platform, of which only one side is in operation. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station opened on 19 September 1912. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 843 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).