Kumura Station Explained

Kumura Station
Native Name:	玖村駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Asakita, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Country:	Japan
Operator:	JR West
Line:	Geibi Line
Structure:	Ground level
Style:	JR West
Opened:	1915

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Fukawa, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

History

1915-04-28: Kumura Station opens
1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Kumura Station becomes a JR West station
2008-05-09: Japanese newspaper and news program report on two cats found sleeping on the ticket gate machine in this station. The cats are dubbed the "Station Cats".^[1]

Station building and platforms

Kumura 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). Tickets were formerly sold at the supermarket located in front of the station. The station is unmanned and features an automated ticket vending machine. Kumura Station is a prefabricated building with a galvanized steel roof. As the station building is located above the road, passengers must ascend a set of stairs to access the station.