Mukaihara Station

For stations with similar names, see Mukaihara Station (disambiguation).

Mukaihara Station 向原駅
Mukaihara Station Platform
Location
Prefecture	Hiroshima (See other stations in Hiroshima)
City	Akitakata
History
Opened	April 28, 1915
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR West
Line(s)	Geibi Line

Mukaihara Station (向原駅, Mukaihara Eki^?) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Saka, Mukaihara-chō, Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

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 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 — Mukaihara Station — Shiwaguchi Station

Miyoshi Liner

Kōtachi Station — Mukaihara Station — Karuga Station

Commuter Liner/Local

Yoshidaguchi Station — Mukaihara Station — Ibaraichi Station

External links

• (Japanese) JR West

Coordinates: 34°36′54.6″N 132°43′12.1″E / 34.615167°N 132.720028°E / 34.615167; 132.720028