Kamifukawa Station

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Operated by JR West Opened 1929		Line(s) Geibi Line

Location Asakita, Hiroshima, HiroshimaJapan Address Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan Similar Nakafukawa Station, Karuga Station, Shirakiyama Station, Shimofukawa Station, Nakamita Station

Kamifukawa Station (上深川駅, Kami-Fukawa-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Karuga-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The 124m Dakiiwa Tunnel is located on the Miyoshi side of the station.

History

1929-03-20: Kamifukawa Station opens

1941-08-10: Kamifukawa Station ceases operation

1948-08-10: Kamifukawa Station begins operation once again

1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Kamifukawa Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Kamifukawa Station features one side platform capable of handling one line. Trains bound for Shiwaguchi and Miyoshi are handled on the upper end (上り) of the platform, and tains bound for Hiroshima are handled on the lower end (下り). The station building, as with the building at Nakafukawa Station, is used as convenient meeting place for the residents of the surrounding area. The station is unmanned but features an automated ticket vending machine.

Environs

Hiroshima Municipal Kariogawa Elementary School

Hiroshima Municipal Fukunoki Elementary School

Hiroshima Municipal Fukunoki Junior High School

Hiroshima Municipal Shinrin Park

Kōyō Driving School (高陽自動車学校)

Nakayama

Shiimurayama

Nabetsuchi Pass

Misasa River

Highway access

Chūgoku Expressway Hiroshima Higashi Interchange

Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)

Hiroshima Prefectural Route 70 (Hiroshima-Nakashima Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Miyoshi ExpressCommuter LinerMiyoshi Liner/Local

References

Kamifukawa Station Wikipedia

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