Aki-Kameyama Station Explained


Aki-Kameyama Station
Native Name:あき亀山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1-1-1 Kameyama-minami, Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.5173°N 132.4959°W
Passengers:1,240 daily (FY2021)
Map Type:Japan

is a train station in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima on the Kabe Line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station opened on March 4, 2017, but is at a different location than Aki-Kameyama Station (with different Japanese script) which closed in 2003.

Lines

The station is the terminus of the Kabe Line.

Station Layout

An aboveground station with a bay platform and 2 tracks. On the south side of Platform 2, there are two electrified storage lines, and on the south side, there is one more unnelectrified side line. There is only one signal in the hall of this station, and a course indicator is installed below it, and the track number that can be entered is displayed in numbers.

The station is barrier-free and has no stairs between ticket gates and platforms.

Platforms

History

The station opened on March 4, 2017 when the 1.6 kilometer section of the line from Kabe Station to Aki-Kameyama Station reopened after the closure in 2003.[2]

Passenger statistics

The station is used by an average of 1240 passengers daily.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/barrierfree?id=0801734 あき亀山駅バリアフリー情報
  2. Web site: http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2017030400189&g=eco . ja: 廃止路線が一部復活=全国初、広島の可部線延伸で-JR西 . Closed lined partially reopened with extension of Kabe Line in Hiroshima . March 4, 2017 . jiji.com . Jiji Press Limited . Japan . Japanese . https://archive.today/20170312101751/http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2017030400189&g=eco . March 12, 2017 . live. March 12, 2017 .
  3. Web site: あき亀山駅(JR西日本)の乗降客数の統計 . 2024-01-29 . statresearch.jp.