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located in Ibara, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku,

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. This is the final of fifteen Geibi Line station within the boundaries of the city of Hiroshima.

History

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

Station building and platforms

Ibaraichi Station features one raised

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, capable of handling one line. Due to previously handling large amounts of freight traffics, the

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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.

Environs

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

Highway access

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

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines. ;Geibi Line :Commuter Liner/Local ::

Mukaihara Station is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Saka, Mukaihara-chō, Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. History *1915-04-28: Mukaihara Station opens *March 1986: The current station building was completed *1987-04-01: Japan National Railways ...

— Ibaraichi Station — Shiwaguchi Station

External links

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{{Geibi Line Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture Geibi Line Stations of West Japan Railway Company in Hiroshima city Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915