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...

 and Fukuen Line

Fukuen Line

is a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between Fukuyama and Miyoshi all within Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-Stations:...

 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 Minami Hatajiki-machi, Miyoshi

Miyoshi, Hiroshima

is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on March 31, 1954.On April 1, 2004, Miyoshi City absorbed the towns of Kisa, Mirasaka and Miwa, the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi, all from Futami District, and the town of Kōnu, from Kōnu District, to form the new city of...

, 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 name of the station came from the opposite shore of the Basen River.

History

• 1922-06-07: Yatsugi Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Yatsugi Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platform

Yatsugi Station features one platform and one line. The station building is compact. Tickets can be purchased at the store in front of Yatsugi Station.

Environs

• Yatsugi Post Office
• Minami Hatajiki Branch Post Office
• Miyoshi Municipal Yatsugi Elementary
• Hiroshima Prefectural Miyoshi High School
• Mazda
  Mazda
  is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales...
  
   Automobile Laboratory
• Basen River

Highway access

• Chūgoku Expressway
  Chugoku Expressway
  The is an expressway in Japan from Suita, Osaka to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. It connects Kansai and Chūgoku regions in the western Honshū, Japan's largest island. Other major cities on the expressway are Tsuyama, Kobe and Hiroshima...
  
   Miyoshi Interchange
• 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 ....
  
  
• Japan National Route 184
  Route 184 (Japan)
  National Route 184 is a national highway of Japan connecting Izumo, Shimane and Onomichi, Hiroshima in Japan, with a total length of 203 km ....
  
  
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 434 (Wachi Miyoshi Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.
Geibi Line

Kamisugi Station

Kamisugi Station (Hiroshima)

is a JR West Geibi and Fukuen Line station located in Takasugi-chō, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1922-06-07: Shiomachi Station opens*1934-01-01: The station name is changed from Shiomachi Station to Kamisugi Station...

 — Yatsugi Station — Miyoshi Station

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...

Fukuen Line

Kamisugi Station — Yatsugi Station — Miyoshi Station

External links

JR West