Miyoshi Station (Hiroshima)

Miyoshi Station 三次駅
Station front
Location
Prefecture	Hiroshima (See other stations in Hiroshima)
City	Miyoshi
Neighborhood etc.	1-1, Tōkaichi Minami 1-chōme
Coordinates	34°48′10″N 132°51′21″E / 34.802861°N 132.855944°E / 34.802861; 132.855944Coordinates: 34°48′10″N 132°51′21″E / 34.802861°N 132.855944°E / 34.802861; 132.855944
Postal Code	728-0014
(in Japanese)	広島県三次市十日市南一丁目1-1
History
Year opened	1930
Former names	Tōkaichi Station Bingo Tōkaichi Station
Present name since	1954
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR West
Line(s)	Fukuen Line, Geibi Line, Sankō Line
Statistics	664 passengers/day 2009
Medium bus terminal at this station

Miyoshi Station (三次駅, Miyoshi Eki^?) is a JR West Geibi, Sankō, and Fukuen Line station located in Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan. Along with Niimi and Tsuyama Stations, Miyoshi is one of the major central region stations in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshū. Miyoshi is the terminal station for both the Sankō and Fukuen Lines.

Station layout

Miyoshi Station platform 1-2

Miyoshi Station platform 1 from stairs to platforms 3-4

Miyoshi Station is a reinforced concrete two-story building, operated by JR West. It features two platforms which handle four lines: one platform next to the station building and an island platform accessible via an enclosed footbridge above the tracks. The station building houses a small convenience store as well as automatic ticket vending machines and a "Green Window" ticket window. There is a large waiting area inside the station building, as well as enclosed and unenclosed waiting areas on the platforms.

Platforms

• Platform 0: Sankō Line (for Gōtsu)
• Platform 1: Geibi Line (for Hiroshima and Niimi), Fukuen Line (for Fuchū)
• Platform 2: Geibi Line (for Hiroshima or Niimi), Fukuen Line (for Fuchū)
• Platform 3: Geibi Line (for Hiroshima or Niimi), Fukuen Line (for Fuchū)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Geibi Line
Terminus		Rapid "Miyoshi Liner"		Kōtachi
Yatsugi		Local		Nishi Miyoshi
Fukuen Line
Yatsugi		-	Terminus
Sankō Line
Ozekiyama		-	Terminus

History

Miyoshi Station was known for a long time as (Bingo) Tōkaichi Station and acts as the heart of the transportation in the northern parts of Hiroshima Prefecture since opening. This name was derived from the former Tōkaichi-chō, which is found between the former Miyoshi-chō and Futago-chō. The current station name is derived from the time when "Tōkaichi-chō" and "Miyoshi-chō" merged to form the city of Miyoshi, and Tōkaichi Station, which was in the heart of the csity, was renamed to match the name of the city.

• 1 January 1930: The station opens as Tōkaichi Station on the Geibi Railway.
• 1 June 1933: The station is renamed Bingo Tōkaichi, following nationalization of the railroads.
• 10 December 1954: The station is renamed Miyoshi, becoming the main station in Miyoshi.
• 1 April 1987: Miyoshi Station becomes a JR West station following the privatization of Japan National Railways.

Surrounding area

• Miyoshi Post Office
• Miyoshi CC Plaza (shopping center)
• Sungreen (shopping center)
• Miyoshi Municipal Tōkaichi Junior High School
• Miyoshi Municipal Tōkaichi Elementary School
• Basen River
• Gōno River
• Chūgoku Expressway Miyoshi Interchange
• National Route 183
• National Route 375

External links

• JR West (Japanese)