Kami-Kawatachi Station was opened on 28 April 1915 as . With the nationalization of the Geibi Railway on 1 July 1937, the station was renamed to its present name.
The opening date of Kami-Kawatachi Station (28 April 1915) and the subsequent renaming due to nationalization of the Geibi Railway (1 July 1937) are key events in the station's history.