Miyoshi Station (Hiroshima)
Miyoshi Station 三次駅 | |||||
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 Miyoshi Station in March 2016 | |||||
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| Location | 1-1-1 Tōkaichi Minami, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 728-0014 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′10″N 132°51′21″E / 34.802861°N 132.855944°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||
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| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||
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| Website | www | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 June 1933 | ||||
| Previous names | Bingo Tōkaichi (until 1954) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2009 | 664 daily | ||||
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Miyoshi Station (三次駅, Miyoshi-eki) is a railway station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Along with Niimi and Tsuyama Stations, Miyoshi is one of the major central region stations in the Chūgoku region of Japan.
Lines
Miyoshi Station is served by the Geibi Line, Sankō Line, and Fukuen Line, and is the terminal station for both the Sankō and Fukuen Lines.
Station layout
Miyoshi Station is a reinforced concrete two-story building, operated by JR West. It features two platforms which handle four lines: one platform next to the station building and an island platform accessible via an enclosed footbridge above the tracks. The station building houses a small convenience store as well as automatic ticket vending machines and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. There is a large waiting area inside the station building, as well as enclosed and unenclosed waiting areas on the platforms.
Platforms
- Platform 0: Sankō Line (for Gōtsu)
- Platform 1: Geibi Line (for Hiroshima and Niimi), Fukuen Line (for Fuchū)
- Platform 2: Geibi Line (for Hiroshima or Niimi), Fukuen Line (for Fuchū)
- Platform 3: Geibi Line (for Hiroshima or Niimi), Fukuen Line (for Fuchū)
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Geibi Line | ||||
| Terminus | Rapid "Miyoshi Liner" | Kōtachi | ||
| Yatsugi | Local | Nishi Miyoshi | ||
| Fukuen Line | ||||
| Yatsugi | - | Terminus | ||
| Sankō Line | ||||
| Ozekiyama | - | Terminus | ||
History
The station opened on 1 June 1933, initially named Bingo Tōkaichi Station (備後十日市駅).[1] On 10 December 1954, the station was renamed Miyoshi.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[1]
Future plans
The turntable located next to the station is scheduled to be sold to the private railway operator Tobu Railway in 2016 and installed next to Kinugawa-Onsen Station in Tochigi Prefecture for use by steam-hauled tourist trains.[2]
Surrounding area
- Miyoshi Post Office
- Miyoshi CC Plaza (shopping center)
- Sungreen (shopping center)
- Miyoshi Municipal Tōkaichi Junior High School
- Miyoshi Municipal Tōkaichi Elementary School
- Basen River
- Gōno River
- Chūgoku Expressway Miyoshi Interchange
National Route 183
National Route 375
See also
References
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 266. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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