Shiomachi Station

nihongo|Shiomachi Station|塩町駅| Shiomachi Eki is a JR West Geibi and Fukuen Line station located in Wachi-chō, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shimowachi, Shiwachi, and Shiwaguchi.

History

*1930-04-22: Takō Station opens as part of the Geibi Railway.
*1933-06-01: The Geibi Railway is nationalized and becomes part of the Shōbara Line
*1934-01-01: The station name is changed to Shiomachi Station. Until this time, the present Kamisugi Station had been known as Shiomachi Station
*1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shiomachi Station becomes a JR West station

tation building and platform

Shiomachi Station features one raised platform and an island platform, connected by an underground access tunnel completed in 1984. A taxi company located in front of the station sells train tickets via an automated ticket vending machine as well as other goods. The station building features old-style wooden shingles. The station features a "kumitorishiki benjo" (basically an "indoor outhouse" attached to the building).
*Platform 1: Geibi Line (toward Bingo Shōbara Station), Fukuen Line (toward Fuchū Station)
*Platform 2: Geibi Line (toward Miyoshi Station)

Environs

*Shiomachi Post Office
*Basen River
*Miyoshi Municipal Shiomachi Junior High
*Miyoshi Seiryō High School

Highway access

*Japan National Route 184
*Hiroshima Prefectural Route 225 (Shiomachi Taishajō Route)
*Hiroshima Prefectural Route 430 (Itoi Shiomachi Route)
*Hiroshima Prefectural Route 431 (Wachi Shiomachi Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines. All Fukuen Line trains continue on to Miyoshi Station. ;Geibi Line:Shimowachi Station — Shiomachi Station — Kamisugi Station;Fukuen Line:Mirasaka Station — Shiomachi Station — Kamisugi Station

External links

*ja icon [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0650520 JR West]