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JR West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, ...

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 5-chōme, Fukawa, Asakita-ku,

Hiroshima 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 b ...

, Hiroshima Prefecture,

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. 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 The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

era. An automatic ticket gate was installed in 2007. * April 28, 1915: Shimofukawa Station opens * April 1, 1987: 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 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 ...

Nakashima Station (1.5 km northwest) *JR West Kabe Line Kamiyagi Station (2 km 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 is a river in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Geography Its main stream originates in (1,339 m) and empties, through a flood-control channel, into the Seto Inland Sea. The river is one of the major rivers in the prefecture and descends ...

(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 — Shimofukawa Station — Akiyaguchi Station :Commuter Liner :: Karuga Station — Shimofukawa Station —

Hiroshima Station is a major railway station in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all San'yō Shinkansen trains stop here. Station layout Hiroshima St ...

: Miyoshi Liner/Local :: Nakafukawa Station — Shimofukawa Station — Kumura 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 1915