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

Mukaihara Station 向原駅
Mukaihara Station Platform
General information
Location	Akitakata, Hiroshima Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Geibi Line
History
Opened	April 28, 1915

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 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

• (in Japanese) JR West