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Shiwaguchi Station
is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Ibara, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The "Shiwa" in the name derives from the nearby Shiwa-chō, Higashihiroshima, despite there being no shuttle bus or other connection between the two locations. This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shimowachi, Shiomachi, and Shiwachi. Even though Shiwaguchi Station is an express stop station, the Miyoshi Liner does not stop here due to lack of passengers using the station. History *1915-04-28: Shiwaguchi Station opens *1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shiwaguchi Station becomes a JR West station Station building and platforms Shiwaguchi Station features one raised island platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station building is a prominent one-story concrete building which includes a Green Window. Environs Two convenience stores are located directly acros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima. The northern portion contains what was Asa-gun and southern Takata-gun, now defunct districts (see Takata District, Hiroshima). Asa-gun consisted of Kabe-cho, Kōyō-cho, Asa-cho. Takata-gun included Shiraki-cho. After the four towns were merged with Hiroshima in 1973, they were designated a ward and named Asakita-ku. As of April 1, 2006, the ward has an estimated population of 156,516 and a density of 442.95 persons per km2. The total area is 353.35 km2. The Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's College is located in Asakita-ku. Geography Climate Asakita-ku has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ... ''Cfa'') characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, hum ... [...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] |
Railway Stations In Hiroshima Prefecture
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamimita Station
is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Koaza Yoshinaga, Ōaza Mita, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. History Kamimita Station was originally designed as a place for cars to stop, but with the gasoline rationing during World War II, the station was closed. After the war, the local citizens began a drive to reopen the station, and finally did so using privately raised funds. Because of this, the station is known for its story of "resurrection" through the efforts of the local residents. *1930-01-01: Mita Yoshinaga Station opens *1937-07-01: Station name changes to Kamimita Station *1942: Station closes. *1948-08-10: Kamimita Station reopens. *1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Kamimita Station becomes a JR West station Station building and platforms Kamimita Station features one raised platform capable of handling one line. The station building is a small wooden structure located down a short hill from the platform. En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibaraichi Station
is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Ibara, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This is the final of fifteen Geibi Line station within the boundaries of the city of Hiroshima. History * 1915-04-28: Ibaraichi Station opens * 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Ibaraichi Station becomes a JR West station Station building and platforms Ibaraichi Station features one raised side platform, capable of handling one line. Due to previously handling large amounts of freight traffics, the train yard is very large. The station building is an unusual shape due to countless renovations and additions since being opened. It is an older-style wooden building with a tile roof. Ibaraichi Station is currently an unmanned station. Environs * Ibara Post Office * Hiroshima Prefectural Ibara Elementary School * JA Rice Center * Misasa River * Arataniyama Highway access * Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimofukawa Station
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. Environs *Seizan Park (西山公園) *T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukaihara Station
is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Saka, Mukaihara-chō, Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. History *1915-04-28: Mukaihara Station opens *March 1986: The current station building was completed *1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Mukaihara Station becomes a JR West station Station building and platforms Mukaihara Station features one raised island platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station building includes a supermarket as well as a promotional center for local industries. Mukaihara is run by the Chūgoku Transportation Public Corporation, and features a Green Window. Environs *Mukaihara Library *Mukaihara Post Office *Akitakata Municipal Offices, Mukaihara Branch *Akitakata Municipal Mukaihara Elementary School *Akitakata Municipal Mukaihara Junior High School *Hiroshima Prefectural Mukaihara High School * Misasa River *Takadakeyama *Hirauneyama Highway access * Hiroshima Prefectural Route 29 (Yoshida-Toyosaka Route) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misasa River
is a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is also home to the official treasure of Sanbutsu-ji, the Misasa Onsen, and Okayama Hospital. The name "Misasa" (literally "three mornings") originates from the belief that one who stays to enjoy three mornings in the town's famous hot springs will find all of his ailments cured. As of June 1, 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6,407 and a density of 27.4 persons per km2. The total area is 233.46 km2. Misasa is for the most part a spa resort, boasting springs of radium-rich water, exhausting radon, a radioactive gas. Locals believe that bathing one in such waters can be good for one's health, although there is no scientific consensus on whether doing so is detrimental or helpful to one's health (see Radiation hormesis). For this reason, the town of Misasa organizes a yearly Marie Curie festival – Marie Curie discovered radium. The film ''Koitanibashi'' was shot in Misasa. Education Primar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Window
, which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Group) and travel agencies in Japan, developed jointly by Hitachi and the Railway Information Systems Co., Ltd (JR Systems), a JR Group company jointly owned by the seven members of the group. Outline The host of the system is located in Kokubunji, Tokyo, and managed by JR Systems. Ticket offices at JR stations equipped with MARS terminals are called , selling tickets of all JR Group trains and partly highway buses and route buses and ferries. It is possible for passengers to reserve tickets of buses and trains from one month prior to the given trip. Currently the Midori no Madoguchi is named by JR Group excluding JR Central. History The MARS-1 system was created by Mamoru Hosaka, Yutaka Ohno, and others at the Japanese National Railways' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks. Advantages and tradeoffs Island platforms are necessary for any station with many th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 prefectures of Japan. This figure expanded to in 1981 (excluding Shinkansen), but later reduced to as of March 31, 1987, the last day of JNR. JNR operated both passenger and freight services. Shinkansen Shinkansen, the world's first high-speed railway was debuted by JNR in 1964. By the end of JNR in 1987, four lines were constructed: ; Tōkaidō Shinkansen: , completed in 1964 ; Sanyō Shinkansen: , completed in 1975 ; Tōhoku Shinkansen: , as of 1987 ; Jōetsu Shinkansen: , completed in 1982 Buses JNR operated bus lines as feeders, supplements or substitutions of railways. Unlike railway operation, JNR Bus was not superior to other local bus operators. The JR Bus companies are the successors of the bus operation of JNR. Ships JNR o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiwachi Station
is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Shimo Shiwachi-chō, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shimowachi, Shiomachi, and Shiwaguchi. History *1915-04-28: Shiwachi Station opens *1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shiwachi Station becomes a JR West station Station building and platforms Shiwachi Station features one raised island platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station building is an old wooden building with a tile roof. Tickets can be purchased at a shop in front of the station. Environs *Kawachi Post Office *Miyoshi Municipal Aogawa Elementary *Miyoshi Municipal Awaya Nishi Elementary * Gōno River *Gōno River Parking Area (Chūgoku Expressway The (part of Asian Highway Network ) is an expressway in Japan, which extends from Suita, Osaka to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. It connects Kansai and Chūgoku regions in we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
