is a JR West

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 Geibi

Geibi Line

The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi Station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and terminating at Hiroshima Station...

 and Fukuen Line

Fukuen Line

is a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between Fukuyama and Miyoshi all within Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-Stations:...

 station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in Takasugi-chō, Miyoshi

Miyoshi, Hiroshima

is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on March 31, 1954.On April 1, 2004, Miyoshi City absorbed the towns of Kisa, Mirasaka and Miwa, the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi, all from Futami District, and the town of Kōnu, from Kōnu District, to form the new city of...

, Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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History

• 1922-06-07: Shiomachi Station opens
• 1934-01-01: The station name is changed from Shiomachi Station to Kamisugi Station
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shiomachi Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platform

Kamisugi Station features a one platform two line island, allowing two trains to be serviced at the same time. The station previously handled freight

Freight train

A freight train or goods train is a group of freight cars or goods wagons hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway, ultimately transporting cargo between two points as part of the logistics chain...

 as well as passenger trains in its large yard. The station building is an older style with wooden shingles. Kamisugi Station is fully automated and unmanned.

Environs

• Basen River
• Miyoshi Municipal Kamisugi Elementary
• Miyoshi Fudoki no Oka, Hiroshima Prefectural Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan

Highway access

• Japan National Route 184
  Route 184 (Japan)
  National Route 184 is a national highway of Japan connecting Izumo, Shimane and Onomichi, Hiroshima in Japan, with a total length of 203 km ....
  
  
• Japan National Route 375
  Route 375 (Japan)
  National Route 375 is a national highway of Japan connecting Kure, Hiroshima and Ōda, Shimane in Japan, with a total length of 163.4 km ....
  
  
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 229 (Kamisugi Taishajō Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 432 (Aoga Etakawanouchi Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.
Geibi Line

Shiomachi Station

Shiomachi Station

is a JR West Geibi and Fukuen Line station located in Wachi-chō, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shimowachi, Shiwachi, and Shiwaguchi.-History:...

 — Kamisugi Station — Yatsugi Station

Yatsugi Station

is a JR West Geibi and Fukuen Line station located in Minami Hatajiki-machi, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The name of the station came from the opposite shore of the Basen River.-History:*1922-06-07: Yatsugi Station opens...

Fukuen Line

Shiomachi Station — Kamisugi Station — Yatsugi Station

External links

JR West