Shimao Station

Shimao Station (島尾駅, Shimao-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).

Shimao Station 島尾駅
Shimao Station in September 2018
General information
Location	2015 Shimao, Himi-shi, Toyama-ken 935-0032 Japan
Coordinates	36°49′42″N 137°00′46″E / 36.8283°N 137.0127°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Himi Line
Distance	13.5 km from Takaoka
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 April 1912
Passengers
FY2015	197 daily
Location Shimao Station Location within Japan

Shimao Station is a station on the Himi Line, and is located 13.5 kilometers from the opposing end of the line at Takaoka.

Shimao Station consists of a single ground-level side platform, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Shimao Station was opened on April 5, 1912. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the West Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in February 2009.

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

• National Route 415
• Shimao Post Office
• Shimao Swimming Beach

• List of railway stations in Japan

• Official website (in Japanese)