Shiomachi Station

Shiomachi Station (塩町駅, Shiomachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1] This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shimowachi, Shiwachi, and Shiwaguchi.

Shiomachi Station 塩町駅
Shiomachi Station, January 2023
General information
Location	2183 Shiomachi-chō, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-6205 Japan
Coordinates	34°46′27.91″N 132°54′50.01″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	P Geibi Line Z Geibi Line
Distance	83.2 km (51.7 miles) from Bitchū-Kōjiro
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 April 1930 (1930-04-22)
Previous names	Takō (to 1934)
Passengers
FY2019	137
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Kamisugi towards Hiroshima Geibi Line Local Shimowachi towards Niimi Kamisugi towards Miyoshi Fukuen Line Local Mirasaka towards Fukuyama
Location Shiomachi Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Show map of Hiroshima Prefecture Shiomachi Station Shiomachi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

The junction of the Geibi and Fukuen Lines near Shiomachi Station.

Lines

Shiomachi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 83.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 89.6 kilometers from Niimi.^[2] It is also the nominal terminal of the 78.0 kilometer Fukuen Line from Fukuyama, although most trains continue past Shiomachi using the Geibi Line tracks to terminate at Miyoshi.

Platforms

1	■ P Geibi Line	for Bingo-Shōbara and Bingo-Ochiai
	■ Z Fukuen Line	for Jōge and Fuchū
2	■ P Geibi Line	for Miyoshi
	■ Z Fukuen Line	for Miyoshi

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to a wooden station building by an underground passage. The station building is used as the office of a local taxi company, but the railway portion of the building is unattended.^[2]

History

Shiomachi Station was opened on 22 April 1930 as Takō Station (田幸) on the Geibi Railway. The Geibi Railway was nationalized and becomes part of the Shōbara Line on 1 June 1933. The station was renamed on 1 January 1934. Until this time, the present Kamisugi Station had been known as Shiomachi Station. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 137 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Miyoshi Factory (manufacturing automobile parts)
• Miyoshi Municipal Shiomachi Junior High School
• Hiroshima Prefectural Miyoshi Seiryo High School
• Japan National Route 184

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan