title: Shin-ichi Station
text: # Shin-ichi Station
  
  Shin-ichi Station (新市駅, Shin-ichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Shin-ichi Station is served by the JR West Fukuen Line, and is located 20.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuyama.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Fukuyama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Fuchū and Miyoshi |
  
  ## History
  
  Shin-ichi Station was opened on 21 July 1914. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Fukuyama City Shin'ichi Branch
  * Fukuyama Municipal Shinichi Elementary School
  * Ashida River
  * Kibitsu jinja (ichinomiya of Bingo Province)
  