is a
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, ...
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 S ...
station
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located in Ibara, Shiraki-chō,
Asakita-ku,
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has b ...
,
Hiroshima Prefecture,
Japan
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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
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
is privatized, and Ibaraichi Station becomes a JR West station
Station building and platforms
Ibaraichi Station features one raised
side platform
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, capable of handling one line. Due to previously handling large amounts of
freight
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traffics, the
train yard
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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 unstaffed 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)
External links
JR West
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Geibi Line
Stations of West Japan Railway Company in Hiroshima city
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915