Shimo-Gion Station

Template:Short description is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Gion, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station name on the building uses an older kanji for the "gi" (File:Chinese character gi of gion.png), but in most current publications it is listed as 祗 or 祇).

Station layout

Shimo-Gion Station had featured one island platform serving two tracks. The station building is to the north-east of the platforms, and are connected together by a railway crossing.

A new station was built, and the island platform was replaced by two separate side platforms linked by a pedestrian bridge outside of the station. There is no way to travel between platforms without passing through the fare gate.

Access to the platforms is restricted with ticket gates. A ticket office is available at this station.

History

• 1909-11-19: Shimo-Gion Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Shimo-Gion Station becomes a JR West station

Surrounding Area

• File:Japanese National Route Sign 0054.svg Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Asaminami Post Office
• Hiroshima Naka-Gion Post Office
• Kobelco Construction Machinery (formerly Yutani Heavy Industries)
• Yume Town Gion
• Hiroshima Municipal Gion Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Hara Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Yamamoto Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Gion Junior High School
• AICJ Junior High School
• AICJ High School
• Ōshimo Gakuen Gion High School
• Hiroshima University of Economics, including Hiroshima Economics Library
• Hesaka Station, on the JR West Geibi Line

External links

• Template:In lang JR West