title: Shiwaguchi Station
text: # Shiwaguchi Station
  
  Shiwaguchi Station (志和口駅, Shiwaguchi-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Ibara, Shiraki-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The "Shiwa" in the name derives from the nearby Shiwa-chō, Higashihiroshima, despite there being no shuttle bus or other connection between the two locations. This station should not be confused with other stations of similar-sounding name on the Geibi Line: Shimowachi, Shiomachi, and Shiwachi. Even though Shiwaguchi Station is an express stop station, the Miyoshi Liner does not stop here due to lack of passengers using the station.
  
  ## History
  
  * 1915-04-28: Shiwaguchi Station opens
  * 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Shiwaguchi Station becomes a JR West station
  
  ## Station building and platforms
  
  Shiwaguchi Station features one raised island platform, capable of handling two lines simultaneously. The station building is a prominent one-story concrete building which includes a Green Window.
  
  ### Environs
  
  Two convenience stores are located directly across from the station. The Shiwaguchi Station Bus Stop is located near the station.
  
  * Takaminami Post Office
  * Shimizu Clinic
  * Hiroshima Municipal Offices, Shiraki Branch
  * Hiroshima Municipal Shiraki Junior High School
  * Hiroshima Municipal Takaminami Elementary School
  * Hiroshima Municipal Shiraki High School
  * Misasa River
  * Hiyama
  
  ### Highway access
  
  * Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
  
  ## Connecting lines
  
  All lines are JR West lines.
  
  ### Geibi Line
  
      Miyoshi Express
         Mukaihara Station — Shiwaguchi Station — Shimofukawa Station
      Commuter Liner/Local
         Ibaraichi Station — Shiwaguchi Station — Kamimita Station
  