Akiyaguchi Station Explained

Akiyaguchi Station
Native Name:安芸矢口駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:Asakita, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.463°N 132.4951°W
Operator:JR West
Line:Geibi Line
Opened:April 28, 1915
Former:Yaguchi (until 1937)

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 1-chōme, Kuchita, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The "Aki" in the station title is from the former name of much of the current Hiroshima Prefecture.

History

Station building and platforms

Akiyaguchi Station features one island platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously. Trains bound for Shiwaguchi and Miyoshi are handled on the upper end (上り) of the platform, and trains bound for Hiroshima are handled on the lower end (下り). The station is operated under private contract from JR West, and has a Green Window. The Akiyaguchi Station building is a one-story concrete structure.

Environs

The area surrounding Akiyaguchi Station contains many multi-unit apartment buildings, and is considered a "bedroom community" of downtown Hiroshima City. Because of this, this station handles a high volume of passengers daily, especially in the morning and evening commuting hours on weekdays. The Ōta River is found to the west of the station, and the Asa Ōhashi, a bridge on the Sanyō Expressway, is directly north of the station.

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)
  • Shimofukawa StationAkiyaguchi StationYaga Station
  • Commuter Liner
  • No stop
  • Miyoshi Liner/Local
  • Kumura StationAkiyaguchi StationHesaka Station

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