Nishi Miyoshi Station

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Nishi Miyoshi Station (西三次駅, Nishi Miyoshi Eki^?) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Nishi 4-chōme, Tōkaichi, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station was originally opened to serve those on the north bank of the Saijō River in the former Miyoshi-machi in Futami District. Formerly named "Miyoshi Station," it was located near the Tomoe Bridge.

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

[edit] History

• 1915-06-01: Miyoshi Station opens
• 1954-11-10: The station is renamed Nishi Miyoshi Station
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Nishi Miyoshi Station becomes a JR West station

[edit] Station building and platforms

Nishi Miyoshi Station features one raised, island-style platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station formerly handled freight from the adjoining fertilizer factory, and still has multiple side tracks built to handle the extra trains. While Nishi Miyoshi was formerly a privately-contracted station, it is now an unmanned station. The station building is an old wooden building with a tile roof.

[edit] Environs

• Miyoshi Municipal Awaya Elementary
• Iwawaki Kofun (a burial mound)
• Gōno River
• Takataniyama
• Miyoshi Country Club Golf Course

[edit] Highway access

• Japan National Route 54
• Japan National Route 183 (junction with Route 54)

[edit] Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Miyoshi Station — Nishi Miyoshi Station — Shiwachi Station

[edit] External links

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