Kamikawatachi Station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamikawatachi Station

上川立駅
Kamikawatachi2011.10.29.jpg
Kamikawatachi Station
LocationMiyoshi, Hiroshima
Japan
Operated byJR West
Line(s)Geibi Line
History
OpenedApril 28, 1915
Previous namesKawatachi (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

External links[]

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

Retrieved from ""