Hatsukaichi Station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hatsukaichi,
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. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).


Lines

Hatsukaichi Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 320.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .


Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a '' Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Although the station building is steel-framed, the interior and exterior design is conscious of the town of woodwork, which is a rare design for station buildings in the suburbs of Hiroshima.


Platforms


History

Hatsukaichi Station was on 25 September 1897 on the San'yo Railway, with the opening of the line extension from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The line was nationalized in 1906 and became the San'yo Main Line in 1909. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).


Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4064 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020


Surrounding area

* Sanyo Women's Junior College *Sanyo Jogakuen Junior and Senior High School *Hiroshima Prefectural Hatsukaichi High School *Hatsukaichi Tenmangu Shrine *Hiroden-hatsukaichi Station is located to the south from JR Hatsukaichi Station, 3 minutes walk from the station.


Hiroden

; Miyajima Line : Line #2 :: Sanyo-joshidai-maeHiroden-hatsukaichiHatsukaichi-shiyakusyo-mae


See also

* List of railway stations in Japan


References


External links


JR West Station Official Site
Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture Sanyō Main Line Hiroshima City Network Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897 Buildings and structures in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-railstation-stub