Shiwachi Station

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Shiwachi Station (志和地駅, Shiwachi Eki^?) 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.

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

[edit] Station 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.

[edit] Environs

• Kawachi Post Office
• Miyoshi Municipal Aogawa Elementary
• Miyoshi Municipal Awaya Nishi Elementary
• Gōno River
• Gōno River Parking Area (Chūgoku Expressway, no access)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Nishi Miyoshi Station — Shiwachi Station — Kamikawatachi Station

[edit] External links

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