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Kamisugi Station (Hiroshima)

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Operated by
  
JR West

Address
  
Japan

Previous names
  
Shiomachi

Opened
  
22 June 1922

Kamisugi Station (Hiroshima)

Location
  
Miyoshi, Hiroshima Japan

Line(s)
  
Fukuen Line, Geibi Line

Similar
  
Yatsugi Station, Shiomachi Station, Shimowachi Station, Kamikawatachi Station, Nishi‑Miyoshi Station

Kamisugi Station (神杉駅, Kamisugi-eki) is a JR West Geibi and Fukuen Line station located in Takasugi-chō, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

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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 one island platform, allowing two trains to be serviced at the same time. The station previously handled freight 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
  • Japan National Route 375
  • 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 — Kamisugi Station — Yatsugi Station
    Fukuen Line
    Shiomachi Station — Kamisugi Station — Yatsugi Station

    References

    Kamisugi Station (Hiroshima) Wikipedia
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