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 Onuka, Tōjō-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...

. Onuka Station is a kantaku station.

History

• 1935-12-20: Onuka Station opens as the terminal station on the Sanshin Line (now the Geibi Line) between Tōjō Station and Onuka Station
• 1936-10-10: Onuka Station becomes a midway stop between Tōjō Station and Bingo Ochiai Station
  Bingo Ochiai Station
  is a JR West Geibi and Kisuki Line station located in Hattori , Saijō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The Miyoshi Liner express service from Hiroshima Station terminates at this station, though it is a local train between Miyoshi Station and Bingo Ochiai.Bingo Ochiai was previously a...
  
  
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Onuka Station becomes a JR West station

Station building, platform and environs

Onuka Station features one platform. Two platforms used to be in operation, handling two lines, but after one of the lines ceased operation, the second platform stopped being used.

Shōbara's Onuka Elementary School is located nearby.

Highway access

• Japan National Route 314
  Route 314 (Japan)
  National Route 314 is a national highway of Japan connecting Fukuyama, Hiroshima and Unnan, Shimane in Japan, with a total length of 142.4 km ....
  
  
• Route 236 (Onuka Teishajō Route)
• Route 448 (Shimochidori Onuka Teishajō Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.
Geibi Line

Uchina Station

Uchina Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Takemori, Tōjō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1955-07-20: Uchina Station opens as a station between Tōjō Station and Onuka Station...

 — Onuka Station — Dōgoyama Station

Dogoyama Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Kōo, Saijō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1936-11-21: Dōgoyama Station opens*1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Dōgoyama Station becomes a JR West station...

External links

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