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:...

 Geibi Line

Geibi Line

The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi Station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and terminating at Hiroshima Station...

 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 2-chōme, Hesaka Sōda, Higashi-ku

Higashi-ku, Hiroshima

is one of the eight wards located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the Ōta River.Within Higashi-ku is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi. Fudoin dates back to the 14th century and was built by Shogun Takauji Ashikaga as one of 60 Ankoku-ji temples which were...

, 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

• 1916-04-25: Hesaka Station opens
• 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 Hesaka Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Hesaka Station features one station-side platform capable of handling one line. Trains bound for Shiwaguchi

Shiwaguchi Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Ibara, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The "Shiwa" in the name derives from the nearby Shiwa-chō, Higashihiroshima, despite there being no shuttle bus or other connection between the two locations...

 and Miyoshi

Miyoshi Station (Hiroshima)

is a JR West Geibi, Sankō, and Fukuen Line station located in Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan. Along with Niimi and Tsuyama Stations, Miyoshi is one of the major central region stations in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshū...

 are handled on the upper end (上り) of the platform, and tains bound for Hiroshima

Hiroshima Station

is a JR West railway station located in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all Sanyō Shinkansen trains stop here.-History:...

 are handled on the lower end (下り). The station is unmanned, featuring an automated ticket vending machine

Vending machine

A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine....

. The Hesaka Station building is a small waiting area with a galvanized roof.

Environs

• Hiroshima Jōhoku Gakuen (Jōhoku High School and Jōhoku Junior High School)
• Suikō Apartments
• Hiroshima Hesaka Nakamachi Post Office
• Hiroshima Municipal Gion Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Hara Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Hesaka Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Gion Higashi Junior High School
• Ōshimo Academy Gion High School
• Hijiyama University
  Hijiyama University
  is a private university in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established in 1939, and it was chartered as a university in 1994.-External links:*...
  
  
• Hiroshima Chūō Women's Junior College
• JR West 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...
  
   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 ....
  
  
• JR West Kabe Line Furuichibashi Station
  Furuichibashi Station
  is a JR West Kabe Line station located in 3-chōme, Furuichi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1909-11-19: Furuichibashi Station opens...
  
  
• Hiroshima Rapid Transit
  Hiroshima Rapid Transit
  is a Japanese transportation company based in Hiroshima, Japan.Hiroshima Rapid Transit operate the People mover called "Astram Line" in Hiroshima.The company will accept PASPY, a smart card ticket system, from spring, 2009.-External links:*...
  
   Astramline Nishihara Station
  Nishihara Station
  Nishihara Station is a HRT station on Astram Line, located in 8-34-1, Nishihara, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima.-Platforms:-Connections:█ Astram Line-Around station:*Japan National Route 54 *Gion Hara Post Office*Asaminami Post Office...
  
  
• 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...
  
  

Highway access

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 152 (Fuchū-Gion Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 277 (Furuichi-Hiroshima Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.
Geibi Line

Miyoshi Express

No stop

Commuter Liner

No stop

Miyoshi Liner/Local

Akiyaguchi Station

Akiyaguchi Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 1-chōme, Kuchita, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The "Aki" in the station title is from the former name of much of the current Hiroshima Prefecture.-History:*1915-04-28: Yaguchi Station opens...

 — Hesaka Station — Yaga Station

Yaga Station (Hiroshima)

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Yaga, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1929-03-20: Yaga Station opens*1937-07-01: Switching equipment at Yaga station is expanded...

External links

JR West