- Shiwachi Station
is a JR West
Geibi Line station located in Shimo Shiwachi-chō, Miyoshi,Hiroshima Prefecture ,Japan . This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shimowachi, Shiomachi, and Shiwaguchi.History
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1915-04-28 : Shiwachi Station opens
*1987-04-01 :Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shiwachi Station becomes a JR West stationtation building and platforms
Shiwachi Station features one raised, island-style platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station building is an old wooden building with a tile roof. Tickets can be purchased at a shop in front of the station.
Environs
*Kawachi Post Office
*Miyoshi Municipal Aogawa Elementary
*Miyoshi Municipal Awaya Nishi Elementary
*Gōno River
*Gōno River Parking Area (Chūgoku Expressway , no access)Highway access
*Japan National Route 54
* Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
* Hiroshima Prefectural Route 63 (Miyoshi-Miwa Route)
* Hiroshima Prefectural Route 227 (Shiwachi Teishajō Route)Connecting lines
All lines are JR West lines. ;Geibi Line:
Nishi Miyoshi Station — Shiwachi Station —Kamikawatachi Station External links
*ja icon [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0800505 JR West]
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