is a

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Geibi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region in Japan. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi S ...

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located in 2-chōme, Hesaka Sōda, Higashi-ku,

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, Hiroshima Prefecture,

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History

*1916-04-25: Hesaka Station opens *1987-04-01:

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is privatized, and Hesaka Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Hesaka Station features one

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capable of handling one line. Trains bound for Shiwaguchi and Miyoshi are handled on the upper end (上り) of the platform, and trains bound for

are handled on the lower end (下り). The station is unstaffed, featuring an automated ticket

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. The Hesaka Station building is a small waiting area with a

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roof.

Environs

*Hiroshima Jōhoku Gakuen (Jōhoku High School and Jōhoku Junior High School) *Suikō Apartments *Hiroshima Hesaka Nakamachi Post Office *Hiroshima Municipal Gion Elementary School *Hiroshima Municipal Hara Elementary School *Hiroshima Municipal Hesaka Elementary School *Hiroshima Municipal Gion Higashi Junior High School *Ōshimo Academy Gion High School * Hijiyama University *

Hiroshima Chūō Women's Junior College is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has ...

*JR West

Kabe Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) within the city of Hiroshima in Japan. It connects Hiroshima Station and Aki-Kameyama Station in Asakita-ku. The actual junction station is Yokogawa. It is one of the com ...

Shimo-Gion Station *JR West Kabe Line

Furuichibashi Station is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Furuichi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Station layout Furuichibashi Station features two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is next to the Hiroshima boun ...

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Astramline

Nishihara Station Nishihara Station is a HRT station on Astram Line, located in 8-34-1, Nishihara, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. Platforms Connections ; Astram Line : Gion-shinbashi-kita — Nishihara — Nakasuji Around station * Japan National Route 54 (Gion S ...

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Highway access

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* Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route) * Hiroshima Prefectural Route 152 (Fuchū-Gion Route) * Hiroshima Prefectural Route 277 (Furuichi-Hiroshima Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines. ;Geibi Line :Miyoshi Express ::No stop :Commuter Liner ::No stop : Miyoshi Liner/Local ::

Akiyaguchi Station is a West Japan Railway Company, JR West Geibi Line train station, station located in 1-chōme, Kuchita, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The "Aki" in the station title is from th ...

— Hesaka Station — Yaga Station

External links

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{{Geibi Line Geibi Line Hiroshima City Network Stations of West Japan Railway Company in Hiroshima city Railway stations in Japan opened in 1916