Kamikawatachi Station 上川立駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 67 Kamikawatachi-chō, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-6334 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°43′31.34″N 132°47′5.54″E / 34.7253722°N 132.7848722°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 102.2 km (63.5 mi) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 28 April 1915 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Kawatachi (until 1937) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 19 | ||||||||||
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Kamikawatachi Station (上川立駅, Kami-Kawatachi-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]
Kami-Kawatachi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 102.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 11.9 kilometers from Miyoshi. [2]
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station was formerly a switching station, and some of the old facilities can still in situ. The station building includes the local post office, but the railway portion of the station is unattended. [2]
Kami-Kawatachi Station was opened on 28 April 1915 as Kawatachi Station (川立駅). With the nationalization of the Geibi Railway on 1 July 1937, the station was renamed to its present name. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station was closed from 6 July 2018 to 4 April 2019 after damage to the line from heavy rains.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19 passengers daily. [3]
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