is a 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...

 of the 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...

 and the Astram Line

Astram Line

The is a new transit system operated by Hiroshima Rapid Transit in Hiroshima, Japan.-History:*August 8, 1994 - Opened for the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima...

 located in Ōmachi-higashi, 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

is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...

, 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...

. The stations of the two lines are directly connected each other by an overpass

Overpass

An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...

.

History

On August 20, 1994, the station was opened as a transfer point of the Kabe and Astram lines.

Kabe Line

Ōmachi Station on the Kabe Line features one side platform for handling trains.

Astram Line

JR

█ Kabe Line

Commuter Liner

Shimo-Gion Station

Shimo-Gion Station

is 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 ....

 — Ōmachi Station — Midorii Station

Midorii Station

is a JR West Kabe Line station located in 2-chōme, Midorii, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Midorii Station is the largest station within Asaminami-ku.-History:*1910-12-18: Midorii Station opens...

Local

Furuichibashi Station

Furuichibashi Station

is a JR West Kabe Line station located in 3-chōme, Furuichi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1909-11-19: Furuichibashi Station opens...

 — Ōmachi Station — Midorii Station

HRT

█ Astram Line

Furuichi Station — Omachi Station — Bishamondai Station

Environs

• Omachi Bus Terminal
• Hiroshima Ōmachi Post Office
• ATMs
  Automated teller machine
  An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...
  
  : Asaminami Post Office, Hiroshima Bank, Momiji Bank, Hiroshima Credit Union, Hiroshima Credit Association

Highway access

• Sanyō Expressway
  Sanyo Expressway
  The is an expressway in Japan, running from Kobe through Hiroshima along the Inland Sea and terminating in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The entire length of the expressway was opened in 1997...
  
   Interchange
• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 38 (Hiroshima-Toyohira Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 270 (Yagi-Midorii Route)

External links

JR West