Shichikenjaya Station

Shichikenjaya Station 七軒茶屋駅
Shichikenjaya Station building in July 2008
Location	7 Chome-5 Midorii, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima-shi Japan
Coordinates	34°28′21.5″N 132°28′52.5″E / 34.472639°N 132.481250°E / 34.472639; 132.481250Coordinates: 34°28′21.5″N 132°28′52.5″E / 34.472639°N 132.481250°E / 34.472639; 132.481250
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	B  Kabe Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 18, 1910 (1910-12-18)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	814 daily
Location
Shichikenjaya Station Location within Japan

Station building in April 2005, replaced during platform extension

Shichikenjaya Station (七軒茶屋駅, Shichikenjaya-eki) is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Midorii, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The name of the station is derived from a Shichiken tea house and dealer. Shichikenjaya Station is considered to have the most "local line" ambience to it out of all the stations on the Kabe Line.

Station layout

Shichikenjaya Station features one side platform handling one bidirectional track. The station is unmanned, and contains an automatic ticket machine.

History

• 1910-12-18: Shichikenjaya Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Shichikenjaya Station becomes a JR West station
• 2008-03-18: Platform extended to allow 4 car trains to stop

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 54
• Midorii Post Office
• Asaminami-ku Satō Branch Office
• Midorii Waste Water Treatment Plant
• Hiroshima Jōnan Junior High School

Connecting lines

External links

• (in Japanese) JR West