Shirakiyama Station
Railway station in Hiroshima, Japan
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Shirakiyama Station (白木山駅, Shirakiyama-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Mita, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
Shirakiyama Station 白木山駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shirakiyama Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Asakita, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
| Line | Geibi Line | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 January 1930 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Shirakiyamaguchi (until 1937) | ||||||||||
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History
- 1930-01-01: Shirakiyamaguchi Station opens
- 1937-07-01: The station is renamed Shirakiyama Station
- 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shirakiyama Station becomes a JR West station
Station building and platforms
Shirakiyama Station features one side platform capable of handling one line. The station is unstaffed, and is used as a convenient meeting place for the surrounding area.[citation needed]
Environs
- Junkaku-ji (Buddhist temple)
- Saifuki-ji (Buddhist temple)
- Bettōyama
- Shirakiyama trailhead
- Misasa River
Highway access
- Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)