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JR West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

Geibi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region in Japan. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi St ...

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located in Takatahara, Kōtachi-chō,

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Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...

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History

* April 28, 1915: Kōtachi Station opens * April 1, 1987: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Kōtachi Station becomes a JR West station * June 1996: The current station building is completed

Station building and platforms

Kōtachi Station features one raised

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, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station building is part of the "Information Center Kōgyōkan," a building completed in 1996. The station building is operated by JA Hiroshima North. The station is located in the heart of Kōtachi-chō, and is considered a model station.

Environs

*Kōtachi Post Office *Akitakata Municipal Offices, Kōtachi Branch *Akitakata Municipal Kōta Junior High School *Akitakata Municipal Kōtachi Elementary School *Akitakata Municipal Kōda Higashi Elementary School * Gōno River *Kikuyama *Mōsōbōyama *Kōrinbō (head temple of the Aki sect of

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, considered a cultural treasure)

Highway access

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* Hiroshima Prefectural Route 4 (Kōda-Sakugi Route) * Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route) * Hiroshima Prefectural Route 52 (Sera-Kōda Route) * Hiroshima Prefectural Route 212 (Yoshidaguchi Teishajō Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines. ;Geibi Line :Miyoshi Express/

Miyoshi Liner Miyoshi may refer to: Places * Miyoshi, Aichi, a city in Aichi Prefecture *Miyoshi, Chiba, a former village in Chiba Prefecture *Miyoshi, Hiroshima, a city in Hiroshima Prefecture * Miyoshi, Saitama, a town in Saitama Prefecture * Miyoshi, Tokushim ...

:: Miyoshi Station — Kōtachi Station —

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 ...

:Commuter Liner/Local ::

Kamikawatachi Station is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Kamikawatachi-chō, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. History *1915-04-28: Kawatachi Station opens *1937-07-01: The station name is changed to Kamikawatachi Station *1987-04-01: Japan National Rai ...

— Kōtachi Station —

Yoshidaguchi Station 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. History *1915-04-28: Yoshidaguchi Station opens *1987-0 ...

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kotachi Station Geibi Line Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915