Shiomachi Station

Shiomachi Station
塩町駅

Shiomachi Station building.
Location Miyoshi, Hiroshima
Japan
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Fukuen Line, Geibi Line
History
Opened April 22, 1930
Previous names Takō
The junction of the Geibi and Fukuen Lines near Shiomachi Station.

Shiomachi Station (塩町駅, Shiomachi-eki) is a JR West Geibi and Fukuen Line station located in Wachi-chō, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shimowachi, Shiwachi, and Shiwaguchi.

History

Station building and platform

Shiomachi Station features one raised platform and an island platform, connected by an underground access tunnel completed in 1984. A taxi company located in front of the station sells train tickets via an automated ticket vending machine as well as other goods. The station building features old-style wooden shingles. The station features a kumitorishiki benjo (basically an "indoor outhouse" attached to the building).

Environs

Highway access

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines. All Fukuen Line trains continue on to Miyoshi Station.

Geibi Line
Shimowachi StationShiomachi StationKamisugi Station
Fukuen Line
Mirasaka StationShiomachi Station — Kamisugi Station

Coordinates: 34°46′27.9″N 132°54′50.4″E / 34.774417°N 132.914000°E / 34.774417; 132.914000

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