Shimo-Gion Station
B 06 Shimo-Gion Station 下祗園駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shimo-Gion Station building in July 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3 chōme-11, Gion, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°26′23″N 132°27′46″E / 34.4397°N 132.4627°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | B Kabe Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-B06 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 19 November 1909 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 4,481 daily | ||||||||||
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Shimo-Gion Station (下祗園駅 or 下祇園駅, Shimo-Gion-eki) is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Gion, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.[1] The station name on the building uses an older kanji for the "gi" (
), but in most current publications it is listed as 祗 or 祇).
Station layout
[edit]Shimo-Gion Station features one island platform serving two tracks. The station building is to the north-east of the platforms, and are connected together by a railway crossing. Access to the platforms is restricted with ticket gates. A ticket office is available at this station.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | B Kabe Line | for Hiroshima |
| 2 | B Kabe Line | for Kabe, Aki-Kameyama |
History
[edit]- 1909-11-19: Shimo-Gion Station opens
- 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Shimo-Gion Station becomes a JR West station
Surrounding Area
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Japan National Route 54- Hiroshima Asaminami Post Office
- Hiroshima Naka-Gion Post Office
- Kobelco Construction Machinery (formerly Yutani Heavy Industries)
- Yume Town Gion
- Hiroshima Municipal Gion Elementary School
- Hiroshima Municipal Hara Elementary School
- Hiroshima Municipal Yamamoto Elementary School
- Hiroshima Municipal Gion Junior High School
- AICJ Junior High School
- AICJ High School
- Ōshimo Gakuen Gion High School
- Hiroshima University of Economics, including Hiroshima Economics Library
- Hesaka Station, on the JR West Geibi Line
References
[edit]- ^ "Shimo Gion: Tickets, Map, Live Departure, How-to, Routes | G2Rail". help.g2rail.com. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shimo-Gion Station.
- (in Japanese) JR West