Yokogawa Station

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Yokogawa Station building south entrance showing Hiroden tram stop (April 12, 2004).

Yokogawa Station building north entrance (April 17, 2005).

Display of Japan's first bus at Yokogawa Station (April 20, 2004.

Placard about Japan's first bus at Yokogawa Station (April 20, 2004.

Yokogawa Station (横川駅, Yokogawa Eki^?) is a JR West station located in 3-chōme, Yokogawa, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station services the Kabe Line, Hiroden Yokogawa Line, and Sanyō Main Line.

[edit] History

• 1897-09-25: Yokogawa Station opens as part of the Sanyō Railway
• 1906-12-01: Yokogawa Station is nationalized as part of Japanese National Railways
• 1909-12-19: The Hiroshima branch of the Imperial Railroad (the predecessor of the Kabe Line) opens Rōchō Station, which later became Yokogawa Station
• 1917-11-01: Hiroshima Gasudenki Yokogawa Tram Stop opens
• 1928-11-09: Hiroshima Denki Kabe Line Yokogawa Station moved
• 1962-10-01: JR Kabe Line Yokogawa Station moved. The rail line had to be moved due to the construction of the drainage system for the Ōta River
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Yokogawa Station becomes a JR West station
• 2001-11-01: The name of the Hiroden Yokogawa Tram Stop is changed to Yokogawa Tram Stop
• 2003-03-27: Construction on the current Yokogawa Tram Stop is completed
• 2003-08-23: Construction on the new Yokogawa Station building is completed
• 2007: Yokogawa Station will begin using automated ticket gates

[edit] Station building

Yokogawa Station features three platform capable of handling five lines simultaneously, as well as the Yokogawa Tram Stop located directly south of the main station building. The tram stop features a large roof covering the stop in order to provide shelter from the rain and shade from the sun. The roof extends to the main Yokogawa Station building. The first omnibus used in Japan is housed in a museum-like display at the station (see photos on right). The station formerly had tram tracks between platforms 2/3 and 4/5, but these have since been removed.

[edit] Platforms

The platform for the Hiroden Yokogawa Tram Stop is located directly outside the south entrance to the main station building.

[edit] Environs

• Hiroshima Yokogawa Post Office
• Ōta River (太田川)

[edit] Highway access

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 84 (Higashi Kaita-Hiroshima Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 277 (Furuichi-Hiroshima Route)

[edit] Connecting lines

JR West Sanyō Main Line

City Liner / Commuter Liner / Local

Hiroshima Station — Yokogawa Station — Nishi Hiroshima Station

Kabe Line

Commuter Liner

Hiroshima Station — Yokogawa Station — Aki-Nagatsuka Station

Local

Hiroshima Station — Yokogawa Station — Mitaki Station

Hiroden Yokogawa Line

Line 7 / Line 8

Yokogawa 1-chōme Tram Stop — Yokogawa Tram Stop

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) JR West
• (Japanese) Google Maps