Shimo-Gion Station
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Shimo-Gion Station 下祗園駅 | |
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![]() Shimo-Gion Station building on July 2008 | |
Location | 3 chōme-11, Gion, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture Japan |
Coordinates | 34°26′23″N 132°27′46″E / 34.4397°N 132.4627°ECoordinates: 34°26′23″N 132°27′46″E / 34.4397°N 132.4627°E |
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Line(s) | B Kabe Line |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 19 November 1909 |
Passengers | |
FY2015 | 5,156 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Shimo-Gion Station Location within Japan |
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. 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[]
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[]
1 | ■ Kabe Line | for Hiroshima |
2 | ■ Kabe Line | for Kabe, Aki-Kameyama |
Adjacent stations[]
« | Service | » | ||
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Kabe Line | ||||
Aki-Nagatsuka | Local | Furuichibashi |
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[]
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
External links[]
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- (in Japanese) JR West
Categories:
- Stations of West Japan Railway Company
- Kabe Line
- Hiroshima City Network
- Stations of West Japan Railway Company in Hiroshima city
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1909