| Shimowachi Station | |
| Native Name: | 下和知駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Style: | JR West |
| Address: | Wachi-chō, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-6201 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Owned: | West Japan Railway Company |
| Operator: | West Japan Railway Company |
| Line: | Geibi Line |
| Distance: | 80.1km (49.8miles) from |
| Platforms: | 1 side platform |
| Tracks: | 1 |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Former: | Wadamura (to 1925) |
| Passengers: | 3 |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Hiroshima Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Shimowachi Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Shimowachi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 80.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 86.5 kilometers from . [2]
The station consists of one side platform serving single bidirectional track. It used to have an island platform and a freight platform, but these platforms and tracks have been removed, and the station building demolished and replaced by a concrete block waiting room. The station is unattended. [2]
Shimowachi Station was opened on 8 December 1923 as . It was renamed on 1 February 1925. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3 passengers daily.[3]