Furuichibashi Station

Furuichibashi Station building (July 12, 2008).

Furuichibashi Station (古市橋駅 Furuichibashi-eki) is a JR West Kabe Line station located in 3-chōme, Furuichi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

History

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

Station building

Furuichibashi Station features two facing platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously.

Environs

• Asaminami Ward Office
• Hiroshima Furuichi Post Office
• Hiroshima Municipal Furuichi Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Ōmachi Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Gion Kita High School
• Hiroshima Bank
• Iyo Bank
• Momiji Bank
• Hesaka Station, on the JR West Geibi Line

Highway access

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 38 (Hiroshima-Toyohira Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 277 (Furuichi-Hiroshima Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 459 (Yaguchi-Yasufuruichi Route)

Connecting lines

Kabe Line

Shimo-Gion Station — Furuichibashi Station — Ōmachi Station

External links

• (Japanese) JR West

Coordinates: 34°27′3.6″N 132°28′5.9″E / 34.451000°N 132.468306°E