Shimowachi Station

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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.

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

[edit] History

• 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 station

[edit] Station 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.

[edit] Environs

Shimowachi Station is located about halfway between Shōbara, Hiroshima and Miyoshi. The Kunikane River is located near the station, as is the Wada Branch Post Office. The Captial International Welfare Vocational School is about 550m northwest of Shimowachi Station.

[edit] Highway access

• Japan National Route 183
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 431 (Wachi Shiomachi Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 434 (Wachi Miyoshi Route)

[edit] Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Yamanouchi Station — Shimowachi Station — Shiomachi Station

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) JR West