Shiwachi Station
Shiwachi Station 志和地駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Shiwachi Station, October 2011 | |||||||||||
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Location | 710-1 Shimoshiwachi-chō, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-6331 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°44′25.71″N 132°48′14.11″E / 34.7404750°N 132.8039194°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 99.6 km (61.9 mi) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 28 April 1915 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 33 | ||||||||||
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Shiwachi Station (志和地駅, Shiwachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shimowachi, Shiomachi, and Shiwaguchi.
Lines
[edit]Shiwachi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 99.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 9.3 kilometers from Miyoshi. [2]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one island platform connected to an old wooden building with a tile roof by a level crossing. The station is unattended. Tickets could be purchased at a shop in front of the station. This station was staffed until 2018, they also has a station cat which passed away in 2018.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Miyoshi and Bingo-Shōbara |
2 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Shiwaguchi and Hiroshima |
History
[edit]Shiwachi Station was opened on 28 April 1915. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 33 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Miyoshi Municipal Kawaji Elementary School
- Miyoshi Municipal Aokawa Elementary School
- Japan National Route 54
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Ishino, Satoshi (1998). Teishajo (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 266. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
[edit] Media related to Shiwachi Station at Wikimedia Commons