Miyoshi Station

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Miyoshi Station (三次駅, Miyoshi Eki^?) is a JR West Geibi, Sankō, and Fukuen Line station located in Minami 1-chōme, Tōkaichi, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Along with Niimi and Tsuyama Stations, Miyoshi is one of the major central region stations in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshū. Miyoshi is the terminal station for both the Sankō and Fukuen Lines.

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

[edit] History

Miyoshi Station was known for a long time as (Bingo) Tōkaichi Station and acts as the heart of the transportation in the northern parts of Hiroshima Prefecture since opening. This name was derived from the former Tōkaichi-chō, which is found between the former Miyoshi-chō and Futago-chō. The current station name is derived from the time when "Tōkaichi-chō" and "Miyoshi-chō" merged to form the city of Miyoshi, and Tōkaichi Station, which was in the heart of the sity, was renamed to match the name of the city.

• 1930-01-01: The Geibi Railway opens Tōkaichi Station
• 1933-06-01: Following the nationalization of the railroads, the station was renamed Bingo Tōkaichi Station
• 1954-12-10: After being turned into the main station in Miyoshi, the station was renamed Miyoshi Station
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Miyoshi Station becomes a JR West station

[edit] Station building and platforms

Miyoshi Station is a reinforced concrete two-story building, and is operated directly by JR West. It features two platforms which handle four lines: one platform next to the station building and an island platform accessible through an enclosed skybridge going above the tracks. The station building houses a small convenience store as well as automatic ticket vending machines and a "Green Window" ticket window. There is a large waiting area inside the station building, as well as enclosed and unenclosed waiting areas on the platforms. Vending machines dispensing a variety of drinks are found throughout the station (see photo, right).

• Platform 0: Sankō Line (toward Gōtsu)
• Platform 1: Geibi Line (toward Hiroshima or Niimi), Fukuen Line (toward Fuchū)
• Platform 2: Geibi Line (toward Hiroshima or Niimi), Fukuen Line (toward Fuchū)
• Platform 3: Geibi Line (toward Hiroshima or Niimi), Fukuen Line (toward Fuchū)

[edit] Environs

In addition to the Miyoshi Station, the center of Miyoshi features the city government offices, police station, and stores and businesses of every kind including the following:

• Miyoshi Post Office
• Miyoshi CC Plaza (shopping center)
• Sungreen (shopping center)
• Miyoshi Municipal Tōkaichi Junior High School
• Miyoshi Municipal Tōkaichi Elementary
• Basen River
• Gōno River

[edit] Highway access

• Chūgoku Expressway Miyoshi Interchange
• Japan National Route 183
• Japan National Route 375

[edit] Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Yatsugi Station — Miyoshi Station — Nishi Miyoshi Station

Fukuen Line

Yatsugi Station — Miyoshi Station

Sankō Line

Ozekiyama Station — Miyoshi Station

[edit] External links

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