Nishi-Hiranai Station

Nishi-Hiranai Station (西平内駅, Nishi-Hiranai-eki) is a railway station in the town of Hiranai, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Aoimori Railway Company.

Nishi-Hiranai Station

西平内駅
Nishi-Hiranai Station in December 2008
LocationAzukisawa, Hiranai-machi,Higashitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 039-3364
Japan
Coordinates40°55′5.30″N 140°54′47.33″E
Operated by Aoimori Railway
Line(s)■ Aoimori Railway Line
Distance98.3 km from Metoki
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 1, 1939
Location
Nishi-Hiranai Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Nishi-Hiranai Station is served by the Aoimori Railway Line, and is 98.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Metoki Station. It is 715.6 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout

Nishi-Hiranai Station has two unnumbered opposed side platforms, connected the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms
station side ■ Aoimori Railway Line for Misawa and Hachinohe
opp side ■ Aoimori Railway Line for Aomori

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Aoimori Railway Line
Kominato - Asamushi-Onsen

History

Nishi-Hiranai Station was opened on October 1, 1939 as a station on the Tōhoku Main Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japan National Railways (JNR). Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in November 1961. The station has been unattended since August 1970. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

The section of the Tōhoku Main Line including this station was transferred to Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010.

Bus services
  • Nishi-Hiranai-Yūbinkyoku-Mae bus stop
    • Shimokita bus
      • For Inaoi via Moura
      • For Asamushi-Onsen
      • For Karibasawa via Hiranai-Yakuba-Mae and Shimizugawa

Surrounding area
  • Nishihiranai Post Office
  • National Route 4
  • Nishi-Hiranai Junior High School
  • Yamaguchi Elementary School

See also

References
  • JTB Timetable December 2010 issue


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