Dōgoyama Station

The front of the Dōgoyama Station building (2007-09-26)

enclosure(2007-09-26)

Dōgoyama Station (道後山駅 Dōgoyama-eki) 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

Station building and platform

Dōgoyama 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.

Environs

There are three ski resorts accessible from this station (distance from station in parentheses). The resorts have activities available year round:

• Takaohara Ski Resort (0.7km)
• Snow Resort Nekoyama (6.2km)
• Dōgoyama Takahara Ski Resort (7.0km)

There are also a number of other resort areas in addition to the ski resorts above, including:

• Kurokan Park (6.1km)
• Suzuran no Yu (onsen, 6.0km)

Highway access

• Japan National Route 314
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 235 (Dōgoyama Teishajō Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 444 (Yuki Onuka Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 446 (Ueki Misaka Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Onuka Station — Dōgoyama Station — Bingo Ochiai Station

External links

• (Japanese) JR West

Coordinates: 35°00′39″N 133°10′42″E / 35.01083°N 133.17833°E