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 Takatahara, Kōtachi-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: Kōtachi Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Kōtachi Station becomes a JR West station
• June 1996: The current station building was completed

Station building and platforms

Kōtachi Station features one raised, island-style platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station building is part of the "Information Center Kōgyōkan," a building completed in 1996. The station building is operated by JA Hiroshima North

Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives

Observers have suggested that the great influence of the Japanese Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives in policy making partly resulted from a widespread feeling of gratitude to the dwindling agricultural sector, which in the past supported the country's industrial modernization...

. The station is located in the heart of Kōtachi-chō, and is considered a model station.

Environs

• Kōtachi Post Office
• Akitakata Municipal Offices, Kōtachi Branch
• Akitakata Municipal Kōta Junior High School
• Akitakata Municipal Kōtachi Elementary School
• Akitakata Municipal Kōda Higashi Elementary School
• Gōno River
• Kikuyama
• Mōsōbōyama
• Kōrinbō (head temple of the Aki sect of Buddhism
  Buddhism
  Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
  
  , considered a cultural treasure)

Highway access

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 4 (Kōda-Sakugi Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 52 (Sera-Kōda Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 212 (Yoshidaguchi Teishajō Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.
Geibi Line

Miyoshi Express/Miyoshi Liner

Miyoshi Station

Miyoshi Station

Miyoshi Station is the name of two train stations in Japan:* Miyoshi Station * Miyoshi Station...

 — Kōtachi Station — 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...

Commuter Liner/Local

Kamikawatachi Station

Kamikawatachi Station

is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Kamikawatachi-chō, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1915-04-28: Kawatachi Station opens*1937-07-01: The station name is changed to Kamikawatachi Station...

 — Kōtachi Station — 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...

External links

JR West