Kamifukawa Station Explained

Kamifukawa Station
Native Name:	上深川駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Asakita, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Country:	Japan
Operator:	JR West
Line:	Geibi Line
Opened:	1929

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Karuga-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The 124m Dakiiwa Tunnel is located on the Miyoshi side of the station.

History

1929-03-20: Kamifukawa Station opens
1941-08-10: Kamifukawa Station ceases operation
1948-08-10: Kamifukawa Station begins operation once again
1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Kamifukawa Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Kamifukawa Station features one side platform capable of handling one line. 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 building, as with the building at Nakafukawa Station, is used as convenient meeting place for the residents of the surrounding area. The station is unmanned but features an automated ticket vending machine.

Environs

Hiroshima Municipal Kariogawa Elementary School
Hiroshima Municipal Fukunoki Elementary School
Hiroshima Municipal Fukunoki Junior High School
Hiroshima Municipal Shinrin Park
Kōyō Driving School (高陽自動車学校)
Nakayama
Shiimurayama
Nabetsuchi Pass
Misasa River

Highway access

Chūgoku Expressway Hiroshima Higashi Interchange
Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
Hiroshima Prefectural Route 70 (Hiroshima-Nakashima Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Miyoshi Express

No stop

Commuter Liner

No stop

Miyoshi Liner/Local

Karuga Station — Kamifukawa Station — Nakafukawa Station

External links

JR West

34.4759°N 132.5624°W