Jike Station | |
Native Name: | 寺家駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | 4369-311 Jike Saijo-cho,Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-0041 |
Country: | Japan |
Owned: | West Japan Railway Company |
Operator: | West Japan Railway Company |
Line: | Sanyō Main Line |
Distance: | 278.9km (173.3miles) from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Code: | JR-G08 |
Accessible: | Yes |
Status: | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
Passengers: | 1867 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Hiroshima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Jike Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Jike Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 275.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
The name of the new station was officially announced by JR West in July 2016.[1] The station opened on 4 March 2017.[2] The construction costs of approximately 2.1 billion yen were borne entirely by the city of Higashihiroshima.[2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1867 passengers daily.[3]