[2] The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track.

With the nationalization of the Geibi Railway on 1 July 1937, the station was renamed to its present name.

With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

The station was closed from 6 July 2018 to 4 April 2019 after damage to the line from heavy rains.

[3] Media related to Kamikawatachi Station at Wikimedia Commons This Hiroshima Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub.