is a
JR West Geibi Line station
Station may refer to:
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located in Shimo Shiwachi-chō,
Miyoshi,
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 ...
,
Japan
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. This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line:
Shimowachi,
Shiomachi, and
Shiwaguchi.
History
*1915-04-28: Shiwachi Station opens
*1987-04-01:
Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shiwachi Station becomes a JR West station
Station building and platforms
Shiwachi Station features one raised
island 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.
Environs
*Kawachi Post Office
*Miyoshi Municipal Aogawa Elementary
*Miyoshi Municipal Awaya Nishi Elementary
*
Gōno River
*Gōno River Parking Area (
Chūgoku Expressway
The (part of Asian Highway Network ) is an expressway in Japan, which extends from Suita, Osaka to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. It connects Kansai and Chūgoku regions in western Honshu, Japan's main island. Other major cities along the expressway ...
, no access)
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)
Connecting lines
All lines are JR West lines.
;Geibi Line
:
Nishi Miyoshi Station — Shiwachi Station —
Kamikawatachi Station
References
External links
JR West
{{Geibi Line
Geibi Line
Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915