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Kamikawatachi Station

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Operated by
  
JR West

Previous names
  
Kawatachi (until 1937)

Opened
  
28 April 1915

Line(s)
  
Geibi Line

Address
  
Japan

Location
  
Miyoshi, Hiroshima Japan

Similar
  
Shimowachi Station, Shiwachi Station, Nishi‑Miyoshi Station, Kamisugi Station, Yatsugi Station

Kamikawatachi Station (上川立駅, Kami-Kawatachi-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Kamikawatachi-chō, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

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History

  • 1915-04-28: Kawatachi Station opens
  • 1937-07-01: The station name is changed to Kamikawatachi Station
  • 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Kamikawatachi Station becomes a JR West station

    • Station building and platforms

    Kamikawatachi Station features one raised, station-side platform, capable of handling one line. The station was formerly a switching station, and some of the old facilities can still be seen there. The station building is operated as part of an agricultural cooperative building which includes a supermarket.

    Environs

  • Kawatachi Branch Post Office
  • Miyoshi Municipal Kawachi Junior High School
  • Gōno River

    • Highway access

  • Japan National Route 54
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)

    • Connecting lines

    All lines are JR West lines.

    Geibi Line
    Shiwachi Station — Kamikawatachi Station — Kōtachi Station

    References

    Kamikawatachi Station Wikipedia
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