Hirayama Station

35°16′27.62″N 140°3′53.51″E / 35.2743389°N 140.0648639°E / 35.2743389; 140.0648639Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Kururi LineDistance25.7 km from KisarazuPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMarch 25, 1936PassengersFY200648 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kururi towards Kisarazu		Kururi Line		Kazusa-Matsuoka towards Kazusa-Kameyama

Location
Hirayama Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Hirayama Station Hirayama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hirayama Station (平山駅, Hirayama-eki)is a passenger railway station in the city of Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hirayama Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 25.7 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of three carriages or less. The station is unattended.

Platform

1

■ Kururi Line

For Kisarazu, Kururi Kazusa-Kameyama

History

Hirayama Station was opened on March 25, 1936. It was closed from December 16, 1944 to April 1, 1947. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 410
• Obitsu River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Hirayama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)