Shiomachi Station

Shiomachi Station (塩町駅, Shiomachi-eki) is a JR West Geibi and Fukuen Line station located in Wachi-chō, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shimowachi, Shiwachi, and Shiwaguchi.

Shiomachi Station

塩町駅
Shiomachi Station building.
LocationMiyoshi, Hiroshima
Japan
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) P  Geibi Line
 Z  Fukuen Line
History
OpenedApril 22, 1930
Previous namesTakō
The junction of the Geibi and Fukuen Lines near Shiomachi Station.

History
  • 1930-04-22: Takō Station opens as part of the Geibi Railway.
  • 1933-06-01: The Geibi Railway is nationalized and becomes part of the Shōbara Line
  • 1934-01-01: The station name is changed to Shiomachi Station. Until this time, the present Kamisugi Station had been known as Shiomachi Station
  • 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shiomachi Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platform

Shiomachi Station features one raised platform and an island platform, connected by an underground access tunnel completed in 1984. A taxi company located in front of the station sells train tickets via an automated ticket vending machine as well as other goods. The station building features old-style wooden shingles. The station features a kumitorishiki benjo (basically an "indoor outhouse" attached to the building).

Environs
  • Shiomachi Post Office
  • Basen River
  • Miyoshi Municipal Shiomachi Junior High
  • Miyoshi Seiryō High School

Highway access
  • Japan National Route 184
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 225 (Shiomachi Taishajō Route)
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 430 (Itoi Shiomachi Route)
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 431 (Wachi Shiomachi Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines. All Fukuen Line trains continue on to Miyoshi Station.

Geibi Line
Shimowachi Station — Shiomachi Station — Kamisugi Station
Fukuen Line
Mirasaka Station — Shiomachi Station — Kamisugi Station

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