Shimofukawa Station Explained

Shimofukawa Station
Native Name:	下深川駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR West
Address:	Asakita, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Country:	Japan
Operator:	JR West
Line:	Geibi Line
Opened:	April 28, 1915

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Fukawa, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This is the largest of the three Fukawa stations on the Geibi Line, and handles many trains daily.

History

The current station building was built sometime during the Japanese National Railways era. An automatic ticket gate was installed in 2007.

April 28, 1915: Shimofukawa Station opens
April 1, 1987: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Shimofukawa Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Shimofukawa Station features one island-style platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The platform is located inside an old canal, with the station building located above the tracks on the north bank, overlooking the tracks and the enclosed footbridge which passes overhead the tracks. Shimofukawa Station is operated privately under contract with JR West. The station features a Green Window.