Shimo-Gion Station
Shimo-Gion Station is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Gion, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station name on the building uses an older kanji for the "gi", but in most current publications it is listed as 祗 or 祇).
Station layout
Shimo-Gion Station had featured one island platform serving two tracks. The station building is to the north-east of the platforms, and are connected together by a railway crossing.A new station was built, and the island platform was replaced by two separate side platforms linked by a pedestrian bridge outside of the station. There is no way to travel between platforms without passing through the fare gate.
Access to the platforms is restricted with ticket gates. A ticket office is available at this station.
History
- 1909-11-19: Shimo-Gion Station opens
- 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Shimo-Gion Station becomes a JR West station
Surrounding Area
- Japan National Route 54
- Hiroshima Asaminami Post Office
- Hiroshima Naka-Gion Post Office
- Kobelco Construction Machinery
- Yume Town Gion
- Hiroshima Municipal Gion Elementary School
- Hiroshima Municipal Hara Elementary School
- Hiroshima Municipal Yamamoto Elementary School
- Hiroshima Municipal Gion Junior High School
- AICJ Junior High School
- AICJ High School
- Ōshimo Gakuen Gion High School
- Hiroshima University of Economics, including Hiroshima Economics Library
- Hesaka Station, on the JR West Geibi Line