- Shimowachi Station
nihongo|Shimowachi Station|下和知駅|Shimowachi Eki is a JR West Geibi station located in Wachi-chō, Miyoshi,
Hiroshima Prefecture ,Japan . This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shiomachi, Shiwachi, and Shiwaguchi.History
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1923-12-08 : Wadamura Station opens
*1933-06-01 : The station name is changed to Shimowachi Station
*1987-04-01 :Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shimowachi Station becomes a JR West stationtation building and platform
Shimowachi Station features a one-sided raised platform. It formerly had an island platform in addition to the station-side platform, but the island platform has since been decommissioned. The station is unmanned.
Environs
Shimowachi Station is located about halfway between
Shōbara, Hiroshima and Miyoshi. TheKunikane River is located near the station, as is the Wada Branch Post Office. The Capital International Welfare Vocational School is about 550m northwest of Shimowachi Station.Highway access
*Japan National Route 183
*Hiroshima Prefectural Route 431 (Wachi Shiomachi Route)
*Hiroshima Prefectural Route 434 (Wachi Miyoshi Route)Connecting lines
All lines are JR West lines.;Geibi Line:
Yamanouchi Station — Shimowachi Station —Shiomachi Station External links
*ja icon [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0650519 JR West]
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