Kamikawatachi Station

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

tation 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

*Japan National Route 54
* Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines. ;Geibi Line:Shiwachi Station — Kamikawatachi Station — Kōtachi Station

External links

*ja icon [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0800506 JR West]