Furuichibashi Station
Encyclopedia
is a JR West
Kabe Line
station
located in 3-chōme, Furuichi, Asaminami-ku
, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
, Japan
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West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
Kabe Line
Kabe Line
The is a rail line operated by JR West within the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It begins at Hiroshima Station and terminates at Kabe Station in Asakita-ku. It is one of the commuter lines to Hiroshima. Prior to December 1, 2003, the line was connected to Sandankyō Station from...
station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located in 3-chōme, Furuichi, Asaminami-ku
Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the south of the former district of Asa.Asa-gun consisted of Gion-cho, Yasufuruichi-cho, Sato-cho, Numata-cho. After being merged with Hiroshima in 1973, this ward was named Asaminami-ku....
, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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History
- 1909-11-19: Furuichibashi Station opens
- 1987-04-01: Japanese National RailwaysJapanese National Railways, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
is privatized, and Furuichibashi Station becomes a JR West station
Station building
Furuichibashi Station features two facing platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously.Environs
- Asaminami Ward Office
- Hiroshima Furuichi Post Office
- Hiroshima Municipal Furuichi Elementary School
- Hiroshima Municipal Ōmachi Elementary School
- Hiroshima Municipal Gion Kita High School
- Hiroshima Bank
- Iyo Bank
- Momiji Bank
- Hesaka StationHesaka Stationis a JR West Geibi Line station located in 2-chōme, Hesaka Sōda, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1916-04-25: Hesaka Station opens*1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Hesaka Station becomes a JR West station...
, on the JR West Geibi LineGeibi LineThe is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi Station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and terminating at Hiroshima Station...
Highway access
- Japan National Route 54
- Hiroshima Prefectural Route 38 (Hiroshima-Toyohira Route)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Route 277 (Furuichi-Hiroshima Route)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Route 459 (Yaguchi-Yasufuruichi Route)
Connecting lines
Kabe Line- Shimo-Gion StationShimo-Gion Stationis a JR West Kabe Line station located in 4-chōme, Nagatsuka, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station name on the building uses an older kanji for the "gi" , but in most current publications it is listed as shown above ....
— Furuichibashi Station — Ōmachi StationOmachi StationŌmachi Station can refer to:*Ōmachi Station , a station on the Hokusō Railway Hokusō Line in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan*Ōmachi Station , a station on the JR West Kabe Line and the Astram Line in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan...