Bairin Station (Hiroshima)

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Bairin Station (梅林駅, Bairin Eki^?) is a JR West Kabe Line station located in 3-chōme, Yagi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station was formerly named Yagi-Bairin Station.

Contents 1 History 2 Station building 2.1 Environs 2.2 Highway access 3 Connecting lines 4 External links

[edit] History

• 1910-12-25: Bairin Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Bairin Station becomes a JR West station

[edit] Station building

Bairin Station features one island-style platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously.

[edit] Environs

• Yagi Post Office
• JR West Geibi Line Kumura Station is located about 1.5km east of Bairin Station
• Hiroshima Bairin Elementary School
• Hiroshima Jōyama Junior High School
• Ōta River

[edit] Highway access

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 270 (Yagi-Midorii Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 271 (Yagi-Hiroshima Route)

[edit] Connecting lines

Kabe Line

Shichikenjaya Station — Bairin Station — Kami-Yagi Station

[edit] External links

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