Shirakiyama Station
Encyclopedia
is a JR West
Geibi Line
station
located in Mita, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku
, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
, Japan
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Geibi Line
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 Mita, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku
Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the North of Asa-gun and the South of Takata-gun: now-defunct districts .Asa-gun was consisted of Kabe-cho, Kōyō-cho, Asa-cho. Takata-gun was including Shiraki-cho...
, 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
- 1930-01-01: Shirakiyamaguchi Station opens
- 1937-07-01: The station is renamed Shirakiyama Station
- 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shirakiyama Station becomes a JR West station
Station building and platforms
Shirakiyama Station features one station-side platform capable of handling one line. The station is unmanned, and is used as a convenient meeting place for the surrounding area.Environs
- Junkaku-ji (BuddhistBuddhismBuddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
temple) - Saifuki-ji (Buddhist temple)
- Bettōyama
- Shirakiyama trailhead
- Misasa River
Connecting lines
All lines are JR West lines.Geibi Line
- Commuter Liner/Local
- Nakamita StationNakamita Stationis a JR West Geibi Line station located in Mita, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1915-04-28: Nakamita Station opens*1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Nakamita Station becomes a JR West station...
— Shirakiyama Station — Karuga StationKaruga Stationis a JR West Geibi Line station located in Karuga-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station services a large number of express and local trains daily.-History:*1915-04-28: Karuga Station opens...
- Nakamita Station