is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Fukawa, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
History
1915-04-28: Kumura Station opens
1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Kumura Station becomes a JR West station 2008-05-09: Japanese newspaper and news program report on two cats found sleeping on the ticket gate machine in this station. The cats are dubbed the "Station Cats".
Station building and platforms
Kumura Station features one side platform capable of handling one line. Trains bound for Shiwaguchi and Miyoshi are handled on the upper end (上り) of the platform, and trains bound for Hiroshima are handled on the lower end (下り). Tickets were formerly sold at the supermarket located in front of the station. The station is unmanned and features an automated ticket vending machine. Kumura Station is a prefabricated building with a galvanized steel roof. As the station building is located above the road, passengers must ascend a set of stairs to access the station.
Environs
Kōyō New Town
Egeyama Kōen
Hiroshima Kōyō Kanahira Post Office
Yagi Post Office
Hiroshima Municipal Kōyō High School
Hiroshima Municipal Shiroyama Kita Junior High School
Hiroshima Municipal Ochiai Elementary School
Hiroshima Municipal Yagi Elementary School
Hiroshima Municipal Bairin Elementary School
JR West Kabe Line Kami-Yagi Station (1.5 km west) JR West Kabe Line Bairin Station (1.5 km west) Ōta River (太田川) Takase Ōhashi
Highway access
Japan National Route 54
Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route) Hiroshima Prefectural Route 270 (Yagi-Midorii Route) Hiroshima Prefectural Route 271 (Yagi Route)
Connecting lines
All lines are JR West lines. Geibi Line Miyoshi Express No stop Commuter Liner No stop Miyoshi Liner/Local Shimofukawa Station — Kumura Station — Akiyaguchi Station