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Kabe Line

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located in Gion, Asaminami-ku,

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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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. The station name on the building uses an older

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for the "gi" (), but in most current publications it is listed as 祗 or 祇).

Station layout

Shimo-Gion Station features one

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 ...

serving two tracks. The station building is to the north-east of the platforms, and are connected together by a

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. Access to the platforms is restricted with ticket gates. A ticket office is available at this station.

Platforms

History

* 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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*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 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 ...

References

External links

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{{Kabe Line Kabe Line Hiroshima City Network Stations of West Japan Railway Company in Hiroshima city Railway stations in Japan opened in 1909