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
Shirakiyama Station
General information
LocationAsakita, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Japan
Operated byJR West
Line(s)Geibi Line
History
Opened1 January 1930
Previous namesShirakiyamaguchi (until 1937)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Karuga
towards Hiroshima
Geibi Line
Local
Nakamita
towards Niimi

History

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  • 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

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Shirakiyama Station features one side platform capable of handling one line. The station is unmanned, and is used as a convenient meeting place for the surrounding area.

Environs

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  • Junkaku-ji (Buddhist temple)
  • Saifuki-ji (Buddhist temple)
  • Bettōyama
  • Shirakiyama trailhead
  • Misasa River

Highway access

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  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
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34°30′2.5″N 132°35′16.0″E / 34.500694°N 132.587778°E / 34.500694; 132.587778