Shimo-Gion Station

Shimo-Gion Station 下祗園駅
Shimo-Gion Station building on July 2008
General information
Location	3 chōme-11, Gion, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34.4397°N 132.4627°E / 34.4397; 132.4627
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	B  Kabe Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 November 1909 (1909-11-19)
Passengers
FY2015	5,156 daily
Location Shimo-Gion Station Location within Japan

Shimo-Gion Station (下祗園駅 or 下祇園駅, Shimo-Gion-eki) is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Gion, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station name on the building uses an older kanji for the "gi" (), but in most current publications it is listed as 祗 or 祇).

Station layout

Shimo-Gion Station features one island platform serving two tracks. The station building is to the north-east of the platforms, and are connected together by a railway crossing. Access to the platforms is restricted with ticket gates. A ticket office is available at this station.

Platforms

1	■ Kabe Line	for Hiroshima
2	■ Kabe Line	for Kabe, Aki-Kameyama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kabe Line
Aki-Nagatsuka		Local		Furuichibashi

History

• 1909-11-19: Shimo-Gion Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Shimo-Gion Station becomes a JR West station

Surrounding Area

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Asaminami Post Office
• Hiroshima Naka-Gion Post Office
• Kobelco Construction Machinery (formerly Yutani Heavy Industries)
• Yume Town Gion
• Hiroshima Municipal Gion Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Hara Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Yamamoto Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Gion Junior High School
• AICJ Junior High School
• AICJ High School
• Ōshimo Gakuen Gion High School
• Hiroshima University of Economics, including Hiroshima Economics Library
• Hesaka Station, on the JR West Geibi Line

External links

• (in Japanese) JR West