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Hesaka Station
is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 2-chōme, Hesaka Sōda, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. History *1916-04-25: Hesaka Station opens *1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Hesaka Station becomes a JR West station Station building and platforms Hesaka 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 is unmanned, featuring an automated ticket vending machine. The Hesaka Station building is a small waiting area with a galvanized roof. Environs *Hiroshima Jōhoku Gakuen (Jōhoku High School and Jōhoku Junior High School) *Suikō Apartments *Hiroshima Hesaka Nakamachi Post Office *Hiroshima Municipal Gion Elementary School *Hiroshima Municipal Hara Elementary School *Hiroshima Municipal Hesaka Elementary School *Hiroshima Municipal Gion Higa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima Chūō Women's Junior College
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. Hiroshima was founded in 1589 as a castle town on the Ōta River delta. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Hiroshima rapidly transformed into a major urban center and industrial hub. In 1889, Hiroshima officially gained city status. The city was a center of military activities during the imperial era, playing significant roles such as in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the two world wars. Hiroshima was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in human history. This occurred on August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped the atomic bomb " Little Boy" on the city. Most of Hiroshima was destroyed, and by the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima City Network
The is the common name for the JR West rail lines in the Hiroshima metropolitan area. The network was created on October 5, 2002, and modeled after the Urban Network in the Kyōto-Osaka-Kōbe area of Japan. Unlike the Urban Network, the Hiroshima City Network was not created in order to serve the suburbs and surrounding environs of a large city, but rather to service primarily stations within 30–40 minutes of Hiroshima Station. Between Hiroshima Station and Kaitaichi Station (which is quadruple-track), the outside two tracks are exclusively for passenger trains, while the inside two tracks are used primarily for freight train Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers. A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons (International Union of Railways) haul ...s, allowing for expansion of the use by passenger trains according to demand. Notes Citations R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaga Station (Hiroshima)
is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Yaga, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. History *1929-03-20: Yaga Station opens *1937-07-01: Switching equipment at Yaga station is expanded *August 1941: Yaga Station closed due to World War II *1942-10-28: Signal cabin installed at Yaga Station *1943-04-02: Station status reinstated, and Yaga Station reopens *1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Yaga Station becomes a JR West station Station building and platforms Yaga Station features one island platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously. 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 features a Green Window. Environs * Kirin Beer Park Hiroshima *Kirin Hiroshima Brewery *Diamond City Soleil (ダイヤモンドシティ・ソレイユ) *Hiroshima Wald 11 (movie theaters) *Takamagahara Memorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiyaguchi Station
is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 1-chōme, Kuchita, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The "Aki" in the station title is from the former name of much of the current Hiroshima Prefecture. History *1915-04-28: Yaguchi Station opens *1937-07-01: The station name changes to Akiyaguchi Station *1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Akiyaguchi Station becomes a JR West station *2007: Automatic ticket gates are scheduled to be installed during 2007 Station building and platforms Akiyaguchi Station features one island platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously. 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 is operated under private contract from JR West, and has a Green Window. The Akiyaguchi Station building is a one-story concrete structure. Environs The area surrounding Akiyaguchi Station co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoshi Liner
Miyoshi may refer to: Places * Miyoshi, Aichi, a city in Aichi Prefecture *Miyoshi, Chiba, a former village in Chiba Prefecture *Miyoshi, Hiroshima, a city in Hiroshima Prefecture * Miyoshi, Saitama, a town in Saitama Prefecture * Miyoshi, Tokushima, a city in Tokushima Prefecture * Miyoshi, Tokushima (Town), a former town in Tokushima Prefecture *Miyoshi District, Tokushima, a district in Tokushima Prefecture People with the given name *, Japanese pilot officer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese-American actress and singer Other uses *Miyoshi (surname) *Miyoshi clan is a Japanese family descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and the Minamoto clan (Seiwa-Genji). They were a cadet branch of the Ogasawara clan and the Takeda clan. At the beginning of the 14th century AD, Ogasawara Nagafusa settled in Shiko ..., Japanese clan {{disambiguation, geo, given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan National Route 54
National Route 54 is a national highway of Japan connecting Naka-ku, Hiroshima and Matsue, Shimane. Route data *Length: 174.5 km (108.43 mi). References 054 The Type 054 (NATO Codename Jiangkai I) is a class of People's Republic of China, Chinese multi-role frigate, frigates that were commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2005. They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates. Only ... Roads in Hiroshima Prefecture Roads in Shimane Prefecture {{Japan-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōta River
is a 103 kilometer (64 mile) long river in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Its main stream originates in (1,339m) and empties through a flood control channel into the Seto Inland Sea. The river is one of the major rivers in the prefecture and descends through steep topography, with hydroelectric power plants situated along the river. Ōta River has numerous tributaries and branches into the delta area of Hiroshima which comprises Tenma, Kyūōta/Honkawa, Motoyasu, Kyōbashi, and Enkō rivers. Originally, the Ōta River passes through the western side of Aioi Bridge which was the aiming point for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. A flood control channel was built along the former Yamate river in the late 1960s, which became the main passageway of the Ōta River. The original passageway of the Ōta River is now known as the Kyūōta River (旧太田川, ''Kyūōta-gawa'', lit. "Old Ōta") or Honkawa River (本川, ''Honkawa''). Ōta River runs through the municipalities of Hatsukaich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishihara Station
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Nishihara Station is a HRT station on Astram Line, located in 8-34-1, Nishihara, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. Platforms Connections ; Astram Line : Gion-shinbashi-kita — Nishihara — Nakasuji Around station *Japan National Route 54 (Gion Shindo) *Gion Hara Post Office *Asaminami Post Office * Hiroshima Municipal Hara Elementary School History *Opened on August 20, 1994. See also *Astram Line *Hiroshima Rapid Transit References Nishihara Station Nishihara Station is a HRT station on Astram Line, located in 8-34-1, Nishihara, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. Platforms Connections ; Astram Line : Gion-shinbashi-kita — Nishihara — Nakasuji Around station *Japan National Route 54 (Gion S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astramline
, also known as the , is a rubber-tired transit system operated by Hiroshima Rapid Transit in Hiroshima, Japan. Astram opened on August 20, 1994, for the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima. The line connects central Hiroshima and Hiroshima Big Arch, which was the main stadium of the Asian Games. On March 14, 2015, a new station, Shin-Hakushima, opened to make a new connection between the Astram Line and JR lines. Stations Rolling stock * 6000 series 6-car EMUs (23 sets) * 1000 series 6-car EMU (1 set) * 7000 series 6-car EMUs (11 sets on order) , services on the line are operated using a fleet of 23 six-car 6000 series trainsets (sets 01 to 23) and one six-car 1000 series (set 24). The entire fleet of 24 sets is scheduled to be replaced with a new fleet of six-car trains delivered in two batches. The first of 11 new 7000 series sets was delivered in 2019. They are scheduled to enter service in March 2020. 6000 series The 6000 series trainsets (01 to 23) are formed as follows, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima Rapid Transit
is a transportation company based in Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima Rapid Transit operate a people mover called the Astram Line in Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h .... External links * Companies based in Hiroshima Railway companies of Japan Astram Line {{Japan-rail-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furuichibashi Station
is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Furuichi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Station layout Furuichibashi Station features two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is next to the Hiroshima bound platform. There is no overpass; passengers must use a railway crossing to reach the other platform. A ticket office is available at this station during the daytime. Platforms History *November 19, 1909: Furuichibashi Station opens *April 1, 1987: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Furuichibashi Station becomes a JR West station Surrounding Area * Japan National Route 54 *Asaminami Ward Office *Hiroshima Furuichi Post Office *Hiroshima Municipal Furuichi Elementary School *Hiroshima Municipal Ōmachi Elementary School *Hiroshima Municipal Gion Kita High School *Hiroshima Bank *Iyo Bank *Momiji Bank *Hesaka Station is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 2-chōme, Hesaka Sōda, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
