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Operated by
  
JR West

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Geibi Line

Opened
  
28 April 1915

Yoshidaguchi Station

Location
  
Akitakata, Hiroshima Japan

Similar
  
Kōtachi Station, Mukaihara Station, Kamikawatachi Station, Nakamita Station, Ibaraichi Station

Yoshidaguchi Station (吉田口駅, Yoshidaguchi-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Shimokobara, Kōta-chō, Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station name is derived from being the "entrance" to the former Yoshida-chō.

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History

  • 1915-04-28: Yoshidaguchi Station opens
  • 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Yoshidaguchi Station becomes a JR West station
  • November 1992: The current station building was completed

    • Station building and platforms

    Yoshidaguchi Station features one raised island platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station is a multi-purpose meeting building named "Pratt House."

    Environs

  • Yoshida Post Office
  • Yoshida Kōri Mountain Castle Ruins, a historical monument, former castle of the daimyō Mōri Motonari
  • Akitakata Municipal Kōta Elementary School
  • Akitakata Municipal Yoshida Elementary School
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Yoshida High School
  • Yoshida Police Station
  • Akitakata Municipal Offices

    • Highway access

  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Route 212 (Yoshidaguchi Teishajō Route)

    • Connecting lines

    All lines are JR West lines.

    Geibi Line
    Kōtachi Station — Yoshidaguchi Station — Mukaihara Station

    References

    Yoshidaguchi Station Wikipedia
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