Shiomachi Station Explained

Shiomachi Station
Native Name:塩町駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:2183 Shiomachi-chō, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-6205
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:83.2km (51.7miles) from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Accessible:Yes
Status:Unstaffed
Former:Takō (to 1934)
Passengers:137
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Hiroshima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shiomachi Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shimowachi, Shiwachi, and Shiwaguchi.

Lines

Shiomachi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 83.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 89.6 kilometers from .[2] It is also the nominal terminal of the 78.0 kilometer Fukuen Line from, although most trains continue past Shiomachi using the Geibi Line tracks to terminate at .

Platforms

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to a wooden station building by an underground passage. The station building is used as the office of a local taxi company, but the railway portion of the building is unattended.[2]

History

Shiomachi Station was opened on 22 April 1930 as on the Geibi Railway. The Geibi Railway was nationalized and becomes part of the Shōbara Line on 1 June 1933. The station was renamed on 1 January 1934. Until this time, the present Kamisugi Station had been known as Shiomachi Station. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 137 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Reizo. 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア. Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area. Japanese. 2012. Kodansha. 978-4-06-295155-5.
  2. Book: Ishino . Satoshi . Teishajo . Japan Travel Bureau . 978-4-533-02980-6 . 266. 1998 . Japanese.
  3. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station