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Kōtachi Station

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Operated by
  
JR West

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Geibi Line

Opened
  
28 April 1915

Location
  
Akitakata, Hiroshima Japan

Similar
  
Yoshidaguchi Station, Kamikawatachi Station, Mukaihara Station, Shiwachi Station, Shiwaguchi Station

Kōtachi Station (甲立駅, Kōtachi-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Takatahara, Kōtachi-chō, Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

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History

  • April 28, 1915: Kōtachi Station opens
  • April 1, 1987: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Kōtachi Station becomes a JR West station
  • June 1996: The current station building was completed

    • Station building and platforms

    Kōtachi Station features one raised island platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station building is part of the "Information Center Kōgyōkan," a building completed in 1996. The station building is operated by JA Hiroshima North. The station is located in the heart of Kōtachi-chō, and is considered a model station.

    Environs

  • Kōtachi Post Office
  • Akitakata Municipal Offices, Kōtachi Branch
  • Akitakata Municipal Kōta Junior High School
  • Akitakata Municipal Kōtachi Elementary School
  • Akitakata Municipal Kōda Higashi Elementary School
  • Gōno River
  • Kikuyama
  • Mōsōbōyama
  • Kōrinbō (head temple of the Aki sect of Buddhism, considered a cultural treasure)

    • Highway access

  • Japan National Route 54
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 4 (Kōda-Sakugi Route)
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 52 (Sera-Kōda Route)
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 212 (Yoshidaguchi Teishajō Route)

    • Connecting lines

    All lines are JR West lines.

    Geibi Line
    Miyoshi Express/Miyoshi Liner Commuter Liner/Local

    References

    Kōtachi Station Wikipedia
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