Kamisugi Station (Hiroshima)

Kamisugi Station 神杉駅
File:Kamisugi Station building.jpg Kamisugi Station building.
Location	Miyoshi, Hiroshima Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Fukuen Line, Geibi Line
History
Opened	June 22, 1922
Previous names	Shiomachi

Kamisugi Station (神杉駅, Kamisugi-eki) is a JR West Geibi and Fukuen Line station located in Takasugi-chō, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

History

• 1922-06-07: Shiomachi Station opens
• 1934-01-01: The station name is changed from Shiomachi Station to Kamisugi Station
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shiomachi Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platform

Kamisugi Station features a one platform two line island, allowing two trains to be serviced at the same time. The station previously handled freight as well as passenger trains in its large yard. The station building is an older style with wooden shingles. Kamisugi Station is fully automated and unmanned.

Environs

• Basen River
• Miyoshi Municipal Kamisugi Elementary
• Miyoshi Fudoki no Oka, Hiroshima Prefectural Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan

Highway access

• Japan National Route 184
• Japan National Route 375
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 229 (Kamisugi Taishajō Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 432 (Aoga Etakawanouchi Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Shiomachi Station — Kamisugi Station — Yatsugi Station

Fukuen Line

Shiomachi Station — Kamisugi Station — Yatsugi Station

External links

• (Japanese) JR West