Nibu Station | |
| Native Name: | 丹生駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Style: | JR Shikoku |
| Address: | 41 Doi, Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture 769-2516 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Distance: | from |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Accessible: | No - island platform accessed by means of footbridge |
| Code: | T13 |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Passengers: | 266 |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kagawa Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Nibu Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T13".[1]
Nibu Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 34.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Only local services stop at the station.[2]
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. The island platform is accessed by means of a footbridge.[3] [4] [5]
Nibu Station was opened on 15 April 1928 as an intermediate stop when the Kōtoku Line was extended eastwards from to . At that time, the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR), later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.