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".[1]
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