Kōdo Station (Hiroshima)

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

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.^{[citation needed]}

Surrounding area

The alleyway leading to the closed Kōdo Station (November 2005)

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

• National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 177 (Shimosa Higashi Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 267 (Utsu-Kabe Route)

References

1. "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.
2. 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.

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