Ibaraichi Station

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Ibaraichi Station (井原市駅, Ibaraichi Eki^?) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Ibara, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This is the final of fifteen Geibi Line station within the boundaries of the city of Hiroshima.

Contents 1 History 2 Station building and platforms 2.1 Environs 2.2 Highway access 3 Connecting lines 4 External links

[edit] History

• 1915-04-28: Ibaraichi Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Ibaraichi Station becomes a JR West station

[edit] Station building and platforms

Ibaraichi Station features one raised, station-side platform, capable of handling one line. Due to previously handling large amounts of freight traffice, the train yard is very large. The station building is an unusual shape due to countless renovations and additions since being opened. It is an older-style wooden building with a tile roof. Ibaraichi Station is currently an unmanned station.

[edit] Environs

• Ibara Post Office
• Hiroshima Prefectural Ibara Elementary School
• JA Rice Center
• Misasa River
• Arataniyama

[edit] Highway access

• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 68 (Ōbayashi-Ibara Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 226 (Ibaraichi Teishajō Route)

[edit] Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Commuter Liner/Local

Mukaihara Station — Ibaraichi Station — Shiwaguchi Station

[edit] External links

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