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 Ibara, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku

Asakita-ku, Hiroshima

is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the North of Asa-gun and the South of Takata-gun: now-defunct districts .Asa-gun was consisted of Kabe-cho, Kōyō-cho, Asa-cho. Takata-gun was including Shiraki-cho...

, Hiroshima, 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...

. 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 is privatized, and Ibaraichi Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Ibaraichi Station features one raised, station-side platform, capable of handling one line. Due to previously handling large amounts of freight

Freight train

A freight train or goods train is a group of freight cars or goods wagons hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway, ultimately transporting cargo between two points as part of the logistics chain...

 traffice, the train yard 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 unmanned 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)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.
Geibi Line

Commuter Liner/Local

Mukaihara Station

Mukaihara Station

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...

 — Ibaraichi 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...

External links

JR West