- Kumura Station
nihongo|Kumura Station|玖村駅|Kumura Eki is a JR West
Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Fukawa, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima,Hiroshima Prefecture ,Japan .History
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1915-04-28 : Kumura Station opens
*1987-04-01 : Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Kumura Station becomes a JR West station
*2008-05-09 : Japanese newspaper and news program take two cats sleeping on the ticket gate machine in this station. They say 'Station Cats'. [ [http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/trend/080509/trd0805091835023-n1.htm Sankei Web Newsja icon] ]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mxMzKhDdac Station Cat movie1]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdF84FcHIJg Station Cat movie2]Station building and platforms
Kumura Station features one station-side platform capable of handling one line. Trains bound for Shiwaguchi and Miyoshi are handled on the upper end (上り) of the platform, and tains bound for Hiroshima are handled on the lower end (下り). Tickets were formerly sold at the supermarket located in front of the station. The station is unmanned and features an automated ticket vending machine. Kumura Station is a prefabricated building with a
galvanized steel roof. As the station building is located above the road, passengers must ascend a set of stairs to access the station.Environs
* Kōyō New Town
* Egeyama Kōen
* Hiroshima Kōyō Kanahira Post Office
* Yagi Post Office
* Hiroshima Municipal Kōyō High School
* Hiroshima Municipal Shiroyama Kita Junior High School
* Hiroshima Municipal Ochiai Elementary School
* Hiroshima Municipal Yagi Elementary School
* Hiroshima Municipal Bairin Elementary School
* JR WestKabe Line Kami-Yagi Station (1.5km west)
* JR West Kabe Line Bairin Station (1.5km west)
*Ōta River (太田川)
* Takase ŌhashiHighway access
* Japan National Route 54
* Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
* Hiroshima Prefectural Route 270 (Yagi-Midorii Route)
* Hiroshima Prefectural Route 271 (Yagi Route)Connecting lines
All lines are JR West lines. ;Geibi Line:Miyoshi Express::No stop:Commuter Liner::No stop:
Miyoshi Liner /Local::Shimofukawa Station — Kumura Station —Akiyaguchi Station References
External links
* [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0800519 JR West] ja icon
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