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 Line

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...

 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 5-chōme, Fukawa, Asakita-ku

Asakita-ku, Hiroshima

is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the North of Asa-gun and the South of Takata-gun: now-defunct districts .Asa-gun was consisted of Kabe-cho, Kōyō-cho, Asa-cho. Takata-gun was including Shiraki-cho...

, Hiroshima, 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...

. This is the largest of the three Fukawa stations on the Geibi Line, and handles many trains daily.

History

The current station building was built sometime during the Japanese National Railways

Japanese National Railways

, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...

 era. An automatic ticket gate was installed in 2007.

• 1915-04-28: Shimofukawa Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Shimofukawa Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Shimofukawa Station features one island-style platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The platform is located inside an old canal, with the station building located above the tracks on the north bank, overlooking the tracks and the enclosed footbridge which passes overhead the tracks. Shimofukawa Station is operated privately under contract with JR West. The station features a Green Window.

Environs

• Seizan Park (西山公園)
• Terasaku Park (寺迫公園)
• Asakita-ku Sports Center
• JR West Kabe Line
  Kabe Line
  The is a rail line operated by JR West within the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It begins at Hiroshima Station and terminates at Kabe Station in Asakita-ku. It is one of the commuter lines to Hiroshima. Prior to December 1, 2003, the line was connected to Sandankyō Station from...
  
   Nakashima Station
  Nakashima Station (Hiroshima)
  is a JR West Kabe Line station located in 1-chōme, Kabe-Minami, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1911-06-12: Nakashima Station opens*1936-09-01: The station is renamed Aki-Nakashima Station*1943-10-01: Station operations suspended...
  
   (1.5km northwest)
• JR West Kabe Line Kamiyagi Station (2km west)
• Hiroshima Municipal Kamezaki Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Magame Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Kamezaki Junior High School
• Hiroshima Municipal Ochiai Junior High School
• Misasa River (三篠川)
• Ōta River
  Ota River
  is one of the most famous and beautiful rivers in Japan.- Overview :Ōta River is a 103 kilometer- long river as its main stream from . The Ōta River is the major river that flows through Hiroshima Prefecture and empties into the Seto Inland Sea...
  
   (太田川)
• Namcoland

Highway access

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 70 (Hiroshima-Nakashima Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 177 (Shimosa Higashi Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 240 (Kabe Teishajō Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 270 (Yagi-Midorii Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.
Geibi Line

Miyoshi Express (#1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8)

No stop

Miyoshi Express (#3, 4)

Shiwaguchi Station

Shiwaguchi Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Ibara, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The "Shiwa" in the name derives from the nearby Shiwa-chō, Higashihiroshima, despite there being no shuttle bus or other connection between the two locations...

 — Shimofukawa Station — Akiyaguchi Station

Akiyaguchi Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 1-chōme, Kuchita, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The "Aki" in the station title is from the former name of much of the current Hiroshima Prefecture.-History:*1915-04-28: Yaguchi Station opens...

Commuter Liner

Karuga Station

Karuga Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Karuga-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station services a large number of express and local trains daily.-History:*1915-04-28: Karuga Station opens...

 — Shimofukawa Station — Hiroshima Station

Hiroshima Station

is a JR West railway station located in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all Sanyō Shinkansen trains stop here.-History:...

Miyoshi Liner/Local

Nakafukawa Station

Nakafukawa Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Fukawa, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-Station building and platforms:Nakafukawa Station features one station-side platform capable of handling one line. Trains bound for Shiwaguchi and Miyoshi are handled on the upper end of...

 — Shimofukawa Station — Kumura Station

Kumura Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Fukawa, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.- History :* 1915-04-28: Kumura Station opens* 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Kumura Station becomes a JR West station...

External links

JR West