Kōdo Station (Hiroshima) Explained

Kōdo Station
Native Name:河戸駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-9 Kameyama, Asakita, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Country:Japan
Operator:JR West
Line:Kabe Line
Opened:1956
Closed:2003

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

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

Kōdo Station had one side platform serving the single-track line.

History

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.

Surrounding area

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.

Highway access

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5 December 2023 . 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 . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206071947/https://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/articles/-/392842 . 6 December 2023 . 2 February 2024 . . ja.
  2. Book: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 73. 4-533-00503-9.