Kaitaichi Station

Location
	Kaitaichi Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Kaitaichi Station Kaitaichi Station (Japan)

Kaitaichi Station

海田市駅
Kaitaichi Station; 海田市駅
	Kaitaichi Station in July 2008
General information
Location	20-20 Shinmachi Kaita-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima-ken 736-0068; Japan
Coordinates	34°22′19.52″N 132°31′49.95″E / 34.3720889°N 132.5305417°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	G Sanyō Main Line Y Kure Line
Distance	298.3 km (185.4 miles) from Kobe
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus stop;
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JR-G04, JR-Y04
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 June 1894
Passengers
FY2019	9915
Services
Location
Location
	Kaitaichi Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Kaitaichi Station Kaitaichi Station (Japan)

Kaitaichi Station (海田市駅, Kaitaichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kaita, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kaitaichi Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 298.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe. It is also serviced by trains of the Kure Line and is 87.0 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Mihara. The track used by Kure Line trains bound for Yano splits off the track used by Sanyo Line trains around Aki-Nakano, located about 600m west from this station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ G Sanyō Main Line	for Saijō and Mihara
2, 3	■ G Sanyō Main Line	for Hiroshima and Iwakuni
4	■ Y Kure Line	for Kure and Hiro
5	■ Y Kure Line	for Hiroshima and Iwakuni

History

Kaitaichi Station was opened on 10 June 1894.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9915 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

Hiroshima City Aki Ward Office
Hiroshima Prefectural Kaita High School
Kaita Town Office

References

^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Kaitaichi Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR West Station Official Site

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[1] Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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