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Geibi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region in Japan. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi St ...

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located in Onuka, Tōjō-chō,

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Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...

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. Onuka Station is a kantaku station.

History

*1935-12-20: Onuka Station opens as the terminal station on the Sanshin Line (now the Geibi Line) between Tōjō Station and Onuka Station *1936-10-10: Onuka Station becomes a midway stop between Tōjō Station and

Bingo Ochiai Station is a JR West Geibi and Kisuki Line station in Hattori, Saijō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. History *1935-12-20: Opens as the terminus of the Shōbara Line between Bingo-Saijō and Bingo-Ochiai *1936-10-10: Upon completion of ...

*1987-04-01:

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 pref ...

is privatized, and Onuka Station becomes a JR West station

Station layout

Onuka Station features one platform. Two platforms were originally in operation, handling two lines, but after one of the lines ceased operation, the second platform stopped being used and the station now runs on one platform. Shōbara's Onuka Elementary School is located nearby.

Highway access

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*Route 236 (Onuka Teishajō Route) *Route 448 (Shimochidori Onuka Teishajō Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines. ;Geibi Line :

Uchina Station is a passenger railway station located in Takemori, Tōjō-chō, in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Uchina Station is served by the Geibi Line , and is loca ...

— Onuka Station — Dōgoyama Station

External links

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{{coord, 34, 59, 41, N, 133, 12, 40, E, type:landmark, display=title Geibi Line Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935 Shōbara, Hiroshima