Yoshidaguchi Station

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Yoshidaguchi Station (吉田口駅, Yoshidaguchi Eki^?) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Shimokobara, Kōta-chō, Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station name is derived from being the "entrance" to the former Yoshida-chō.

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: Yoshidaguchi Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Yoshidaguchi Station becomes a JR West station
• November 1992: The current station building was completed

[edit] Station building and platforms

Yoshidaguchi Station features one raised, island-style platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station is a multi-purpose meeting building named "Pratt House."

[edit] Environs

• Yoshida Post Office
• Yoshida Kōri Mountain Castle Ruins, a historical monument, former castle of the daimyō Mōri Motonari
• Akitakata Municipal Kōta Elementary School
• Akitakata Municipal Yoshida Elementary School
• Hiroshima Prefectural Yoshida High School
• Yoshida Police Station
• Akitakata Municipal Offices

[edit] Highway access

• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 212 (Yoshidaguchi Teishajō Route)

[edit] Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Kōtachi Station — Yoshidaguchi Station — Mukaihara Station

[edit] External links

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