Shimofukawa Station

Shimofukawa Station
下深川駅

Shimofukawa Station building (May 29, 2005).
Location Asakita, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Japan
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Geibi Line
History
Opened April 28, 1915

Shimofukawa Station (下深川駅, Shimo-Fukawa-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Fukawa, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This is the largest of the three Fukawa stations on the Geibi Line, and handles many trains daily.

History

The current station building was built sometime during the Japanese National Railways era. An automatic ticket gate was installed in 2007.

Station building and platforms

Shimofukawa Station features one island-style platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The platform is located inside an old canal, with the station building located above the tracks on the north bank, overlooking the tracks and the enclosed footbridge which passes overhead the tracks. Shimofukawa Station is operated privately under contract with JR West. The station features a Green Window.

Environs

Highway access

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line
Miyoshi Express (#1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8)
No stop
Miyoshi Express (#3, 4)
Shiwaguchi Station — Shimofukawa Station — Akiyaguchi Station
Commuter Liner
Karuga Station — Shimofukawa Station — Hiroshima Station
Miyoshi Liner/Local
Nakafukawa Station — Shimofukawa Station — Kumura Station

Coordinates: 34°29′18.9″N 132°31′29.6″E / 34.488583°N 132.524889°E / 34.488583; 132.524889

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