Kōdo Station (Hiroshima)
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Kōdo Station 河戸駅 | |
|---|---|
 The closed Kōdo Station, November 2005 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1-9 Kameyama, Asakita, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Japan |
| Operated by | JR West |
| Line(s) | Kabe Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Closed | 2003 |
Kōdo Station (河戸駅, Kōdo Eki) is a closed railway station in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Japan, formerly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on the Kabe Line. It closed on 1 December 2003 when operation of the line was suspended between Kabe Station and Sandankyō Station.[1]
Lines
[edit]Kōdo Station was located on the Kabe Line, and was situated between the current location of Kōdo-Homachigawa Station and Aki-Kameyama Station.[2]
Station layout
[edit]Kōdo Station had one side platform serving the single-track line.
History
[edit]Kōdo Station opened on 20 December 1956, operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR).[2] It became a JR West station on 1 April 1987 following the privatization of JNR.
The station closed on 1 December 2003 along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Kabe Line.
During the Kabe Line extension towards Aki-Kameyama, the station was demolished.[citation needed]
Surrounding area
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Kōdo Station was located to the west of the central part of the Kabe residential areas. The station was surrounded by densely packed houses, and found at the end of a now little used alley. The Ōta River is located several hundred meters to the south of the station.
- Kabe Yokkaichi Contract Branch Post Office
- Kabe Kindergarten
- Tomotetsu Industries headquarters
- Hiroshima Municipal Kameyama-Minami Elementary School
- Hiroshima Municipal Kameyama-Minami Junior High School
Highway access
[edit]- National Route 54
- Hiroshima Prefectural Route 177 (Shimosa Higashi Route)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Route 267 (Utsu-Kabe Route)
References
[edit]- ^ "旧戸河内駅、残るは表示板のモニュメントのみ 実は開通前から廃止検討の声も【廃線20年 可部線今昔】②". Chugoku Shimbun (in Japanese). 5 December 2023. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 73. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
