is a JR West

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 Geibi Line

Geibi Line

The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi Station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, and terminating at Hiroshima Station...

 station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in Saka, Mukaihara-chō, Akitakata

Akitakata, Hiroshima

is a city located in north-central Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.As of April 1, 2011, the city has a population of 31,565, with a household number of 13,223, and an area of 538.17 km²....

, Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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History

• 1915-04-28: Mukaihara Station opens
• March 1986: The current station building was completed
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Mukaihara Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Mukaihara Station features one raised, island-style platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station building includes a supermarket

Supermarket

A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...

 as well as a promotional center for local industries. Mukaihara is run by the Chūgoku Transportation Public Corporation, and features a Green Window.

Environs

• Mukaihara Library
• Mukaihara Post Office
• Akitakata Municipal Offices, Mukaihara Branch
• Akitakata Municipal Mukaihara Elementary School
• Akitakata Municipal Mukaihara Junior High School
• Hiroshima Prefectural Mukaihara High School
• Misasa River
• Takadakeyama
• Hirauneyama

Highway access

• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 29 (Yoshida-Toyosaka Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.
Geibi Line

Miyoshi Express

Kōtachi Station

Kotachi Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Takatahara, Kōtachi-chō, Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1915-04-28: Kōtachi Station opens*1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Kōtachi Station becomes a JR West station...

 — Mukaihara Station — Shiwaguchi Station

Shiwaguchi Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Ibara, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The "Shiwa" in the name derives from the nearby Shiwa-chō, Higashihiroshima, despite there being no shuttle bus or other connection between the two locations...

Miyoshi Liner

Kōtachi Station — Mukaihara Station — Karuga Station

Karuga Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Karuga-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station services a large number of express and local trains daily.-History:*1915-04-28: Karuga Station opens...

Commuter Liner/Local

Yoshidaguchi 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...

 — Mukaihara Station — Ibaraichi Station

Ibaraichi Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Ibara, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This is the final of fifteen Geibi Line station within the boundaries of the city of Hiroshima.- History :* 1915-04-28: Ibaraichi Station opens...

External links

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