Kamikawatachi Station

Kamikawatachi Station
上川立駅
Kamikawatachi Station
Location Miyoshi, Hiroshima
Japan
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Geibi Line
History
Opened April 28, 1915
Previous names Kawatachi (until 1937)

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

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

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line
Shiwachi StationKamikawatachi StationKōtachi Station

Coordinates: 34°43′31″N 132°47′06″E / 34.7253°N 132.7849°E / 34.7253; 132.7849


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