Hiroden Yokogawa Station
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Yokogawa Station
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Yokogawa Station south exit side and Hiroden tram terminal in August 2009
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| Location | 3-2 Yokogawa-chō, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture Japan |
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| Opened | 25 September 1897 |
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 Yokogawa Station
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Yokogawa Station (横川駅 Yokogawa-eki?) is a railway station in Yokogawa-cho, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
The station is served the Sanyo Main Line and Kabe Line, and there is also a stop on the Hiroden Yokogawa Line in front of the station.
Yokogawa Station has two island platforms and one side platform serving five tracks, as well as the Yokogawa Station Tram Stop located directly south of the main station building. The tram stop features a large roof covering the stop in order to provide shelter from the rain and shade from the sun. The roof extends to the main Yokogawa Station building. The first omnibus used in Japan is housed in a museum-like display at the station (see photos on right). The station formerly had tram tracks between platforms 2/3 and 4/5, but these have since been removed.
The platforms for the Hiroden Yokogawa Tram Stop is located directly outside the south entrance to the main station building.
Yokogawa Station opened on 25 September 1897 as part of the Sanyō Railway. The first bus service in Japan began operate between Yokogawa and Kabe stations on 5 February 1905.
On 1 December 1906, Yokogawa Station was nationalized, becoming part of Japanese Government Railways (JGR).
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Coordinates: 34°24′35″N 132°27′2″E / 34.40972°N 132.45056°E
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