title: Hie Station
text: # Hie Station
  
  Hie Station (比延駅, Hie-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Hie Station is served by the Kakogawa Line and is 34.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kakogawa
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  Hie Station opened on 27 December 1924. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers daily
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Banshu Textile Industry Cooperative
  * Shiroyama Park
  * Nishiwaki Municipal Nishiwaki Higashi Junior High School
  * Nishiwaki City Hiecho Elementary School
  