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Niimi Station is a JR West station located in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It offers connecting service to the Geibi, Hakubi, and Kishin Lines.History1928-10-25: The completed Hakubi Line is opened.1929-04-14: Sakubisai Line (which became the Kishin Line) section opened.1930-02-10: The fork from Bitchū Kōjiro Station is opened with regular service to Niimi Station. 1987-04-01: With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways, Niimi Station becomes a JR West station.StationThe station uses the two-sided island style of platform, allowing for up to four lines to use the station at once . No freight trains pass through this station as it is designed to handle only passenger trains. Restrooms are located on the side of the station building. The automatic announcement system does not use the standard "The X train is arriving at platform Y." Instead, the announcement tells which line is arriving or departing. Tickets are handled using JR West's HeartStore.PlatformsThe platform island is connected to the station building via an underground tunnel, and the platform features a large enclosed waiting room in addition to the outside waiting area on the platform. The various train lines served by Niimi Station are handled as follows: Platforms 1 and 2: Kishin Line and Geibi LinePlatforms 3 and 4: Hakubi Line