Aki-Nagatsuka Station

Aki-Nagatsuka 安芸長束駅
Aki-Nagatsuka building in 2003
Location	4-chōme, Nagatsuka, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture  Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Kabe Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
History
Opened	19 November 1928 (1928-11-19)
Previous names	Daishi Station Nagatsuka Station
Services
Preceding station   JR West   Following station Yokogawa   Kabe Line Commuter Liner   Shimo-Gion Mitaki   Kabe Line Local   Shimo-Gion

Aki-Nagatsuka Station (安芸長束駅, Aki-Nagatsuka-eki) is a JR West Kabe Line station located in 4-chōme, Nagatsuka, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

History

• 1928-11-19: Daishi Station opens
• May 1930—June 1931: The station name is changed to Nagatsuka Station at some point during this time
• 1936-09-01: The station name is changed to Aki-Nagatsuka Station
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Aki-Nagatsuka Station becomes a JR West station

Station building

Aki-Nagatsuka Station features one narrow island-style platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously, though up to four trains can be parked at the platform at once. The station building is an octagon. The station is manned and features an automated ticket vending machine as well.

Environs

• Hiroshima Asaminami Post Office
• Hiroshima Nagatsuka Post Office
• Hiroshima Municipal Nagatsuka Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Nishi Nagatsuka Elementary School
• Hiroshima Municipal Nagatsuka Junior High School
• Hiroshima Bunka Two-Year College
• Ōta River (太田川)

Highway access

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 277 (Furuichi-Hiroshima Route)

Connecting lines

Kabe Line

Commuter Liner

Yokogawa Station — Aki-Nagatsuka Station — Shimo-Gion Station

Local

Mitaki Station — Aki-Nagatsuka Station — Shimogion Station

External links

• (Japanese) JR West

Coordinates: 34°25′43.7″N 132°27′22.0″E / 34.428806°N 132.456111°E / 34.428806; 132.456111