Mukaihara Station

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For stations with similar names, see Mukaihara Station (disambiguation).

Mukaihara Station (向原駅, Mukaihara Eki^?) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Saka, Mukaihara-chō, Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

[edit] History

• 1915-04-28: Mukaihara Station opens
• March 1986: The current station building was completed
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Mukaihara Station becomes a JR West station

[edit] Station building and platforms

Mukaihara Station features one raised, island-style platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station building includes a supermarket as well as a promotional center for local industries. Mukaihara is run by the Chūgoku Transportation Public Corporation, and features a Green Window.

[edit] Environs

• Mukaihara Library
• Mukaihara Post Office
• Akitakata Municipal Offices, Mukaihara Branch
• Akitakata Municipal Mukaihara Elementary School
• Akitakata Municipal Mukaihara Junior High School
• Hiroshima Prefectural Mukaihara High School
• Misasa River
• Takadakeyama
• Hirauneyama

[edit] Highway access

• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 29 (Yoshida-Toyosaka Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)

[edit] Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Miyoshi Express

Kōtachi Station — Mukaihara Station — Shiwaguchi Station

Miyoshi Liner

Kōtachi Station — Mukaihara Station — Karuga Station

Commuter Liner/Local

Yoshidaguchi Station — Mukaihara Station — Ibaraichi Station

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) JR West
• (Japanese) Google Maps