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

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 Nanatsuka-chō, Shōbara

Shobara, Hiroshima

is a city located in northeastern corner of Hiroshima, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1954.On March 31, 2005 the towns of Hiwa, Kuchiwa, Saijō, Takano, and Tōjō, all from Hiba District , and the town of Sōryō, from Kōnu District , were merged into the expanded city of Shōbara.The entire...

, 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...

. The station formerly handled freight train

Freight train

A freight train or goods train is a group of freight cars or goods wagons hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway, ultimately transporting cargo between two points as part of the logistics chain...

s, in addition to passenger trains, due to the large yard

Rail yard

A rail yard, or railroad yard, is a complex series of railroad tracks for storing, sorting, or loading/unloading, railroad cars and/or locomotives. Railroad yards have many tracks in parallel for keeping rolling stock stored off the mainline, so that they do not obstruct the flow of traffic....

.

History

• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Nanatsuka Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platform

Nanatsuka Station features one station-side platform. Tickets can be purchased at Kuniyasu, a store in front of the station.

Environs

Nanatsuka Station is located just west of downtown Shōbara. Bihoku Kyūryō State Park, which includes the Hiba Satoyama Yashiki (a historical traditional-style house), is located about 1km southeast of Nanatsuka Station, and Bihoku Nanatsuka Hospital is located about 1 km southwest.

Highway access

• Japan National Route 183
  Route 183 (Japan)
  National Route 183 is a national highway of Japan connecting Naka-ku, Hiroshima and Yonago, Tottori in Japan, with a total length of 196.4 km ....
  
  
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 441 (Nanatsuka Mirasaka Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.
Geibi Line

Bingo Mikkaichi Station

Bingo Mikkaichi Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Uehara-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Bingo Mikkaichi Station becomes a JR West station-Environs:...

 — Nanatsuka Station — Yamanouchi Station

Yamanouchi Station (Hiroshima)

is a JR West Geibi station located in Yamanouchi-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1924-09-20: Yamanouchi Station opens as part of the Geibi Railway...

External links

JR West Bihoku Kyūryō State Park