is a JR West

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 Kabe Line

Kabe Line

The is a rail line operated by JR West within the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It begins at Hiroshima Station and terminates at Kabe Station in Asakita-ku. It is one of the commuter lines to Hiroshima. Prior to December 1, 2003, the line was connected to Sandankyō Station from...

 station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in 4-chōme, Nagatsuka, Asaminami-ku

Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima

is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the south of the former district of Asa.Asa-gun consisted of Gion-cho, Yasufuruichi-cho, Sato-cho, Numata-cho. After being merged with Hiroshima in 1973, this ward was named Asaminami-ku....

, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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History

• 1928-11-19: Daishi Station opens
• May 1930—June 1931: The station name is changed to Nagatsuka Station at some point during this time
• 1936-09-01: The station name is changed to Aki-Nagatsuka Station
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways
  Japanese National Railways
  , abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
  
   is privatized, and Aki-Nagatsuka Station becomes a JR West station

Station building

Aki-Nagatsuka Station features one narrow island-style platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously, though up to four trains can be parked at the platform at once. The station building is an octagon. The station is manned and features an automated ticket vending machine as well.

Environs

• Hiroshima Asaminami Post Office
• Hiroshima Nagatsuka Post Office
• Hiroshima Municipal Nagatsuka Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Nishi Nagatsuka Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Nagatsuka Junior High School
• Hiroshima Bunka Two-Year College
• Ōta River
  Ota River
  is one of the most famous and beautiful rivers in Japan.- Overview :Ōta River is a 103 kilometer- long river as its main stream from . The Ōta River is the major river that flows through Hiroshima Prefecture and empties into the Seto Inland Sea...
  
   (太田川)

Highway access

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 277 (Furuichi-Hiroshima Route)

Connecting lines

Kabe Line

Commuter Liner

Yokogawa Station

Yokogawa Station

is a JR West station located in Yokogawa-cho, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station services the Sanyō Main Line, Kabe Line and Hiroden Yokogawa Line.-JR Yokogawa Station:*1897-09-25: Yokogawa Station opens as part of the Sanyō Railway...

 — Aki-Nagatsuka Station — Shimo-Gion Station

Shimo-Gion Station

is a JR West Kabe Line station located in 4-chōme, Nagatsuka, 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 shown above ....

Local

Mitaki Station

Mitaki Station

is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Mitakihon-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1909-11-19: Mitaki Station opened*1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Mitaki Station becomes a JR West station...

— Aki-Nagatsuka Station — Shimogion Station

External links

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