Bingo-Shōbara Station

Bingo-Shōbara Station (備後庄原駅, Bingo-Shōbara-eki) is a JR West Geibi station located in 2-chōme, Nakamoto-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station was a stop for the former Chidori and Taishaku express trains from Miyoshi.

Bingo Shōbara Station 備後庄原駅
Entrance to Bingo Shōbara Station
Location	Shōbara, Hiroshima Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Geibi Line
History
Opened	December 8, 1923
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Bingo-Mikkaichi toward Hiroshima Geibi Line Taka toward Niimi

History

• 1923-12-08: Bingo-Shōbara Station opens.
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Bingo-Shōbara Station becomes a JR West station
• 2002-03-23: Bingo-Shōbara Station becomes a kantaku station

Station layout

Bingo Shōbara Station features one side platform, and two platforms on either side of an island platform. There is an addition dead-end siding next to the station.

• Platform 1: Geibi Line (toward Miyoshi Station)
• Platform 2: Geibi Line (toward both Niimi Station and Miyoshi)
• Platform 3: Geibi Line

Around the station

Bingo Shōbara Station is located in downtown Shōbara. The Saijō River is located about 300m behind Bingo Shōbara Station. The Shōbara North Branch Post Office is about 200m west of the station.

Shōbara Elementary, Shōbara Junior High, two high schools are also located near the station.

Highway access

• Chūgoku Expressway
• Japan National Route 183
• Japan National Route 432
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 61 (Miyoshi-Shōbara Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 231 (Shōbara Teishajō Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 422 (Naka Ryōke Shōbara Route)

External links

• (in Japanese) JR West