Kaitaichi Station | |
Native Name: | 海田市駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | 20-20 Shinmachi Kaita-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima-ken 736-0068 |
Country: | Japan |
Owned: | West Japan Railway Company |
Operator: | West Japan Railway Company |
Distance: | 298.3km (185.4miles) from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 2 island platforms |
Tracks: | 5 |
Code: | JR-G04, JR-Y04 |
Accessible: | Yes |
Status: | Staffed |
Passengers: | 9915 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Hiroshima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kaitaichi Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
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).
Kaitaichi Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 298.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also serviced by trains of the Kure Line and is 87.0 kilometers from the terminus of that line at . 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.
The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Kaitaichi Station was opened on 10 June 1894.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9915 passengers daily.[1]