Onuka Station

The front of the Onuka Station building (2006-09-17)

Onuka Station looking toward Bingo Ochiai Station (2006-09-17)

Onuka Station looking toward Tōjō Station (2006-09-17)

Onuka Station platform sign (2006-09-17)

Platform 2 at Onuka Station, no longer in use (2006-09-17)

Onuka Station (小奴可駅 Onuka-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Onuka, Tōjō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Onuka Station is a kantaku station.

History

• 1935-12-20: Onuka Station opens as the terminal station on the Sanshin Line (now the Geibi Line) between Tōjō Station and Onuka Station
• 1936-10-10: Onuka Station becomes a midway stop between Tōjō Station and Bingo Ochiai Station
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Onuka Station becomes a JR West station

Station building, platform and environs

Onuka 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.

Shōbara's Onuka Elementary School is located nearby.

Highway access

• Japan National Route 314
• Route 236 (Onuka Teishajō Route)
• Route 448 (Shimochidori Onuka Teishajō Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Uchina Station — Onuka Station — Dōgoyama Station

External links

• (Japanese) JR West

Coordinates: 34°59′41″N 133°12′40″E / 34.99472°N 133.21111°E