is a railway station on the

Kabe Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) within the city of Hiroshima in Japan. It connects Hiroshima Station and Aki-Kameyama Station in Asakita-ku. The actual junction station is Yokogawa. It is one of the com ...

in Asakita-ku,

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, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the

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(JR West). From December 1, 2003, to March 4, 2017, it was the

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of the Kabe Line.

Station layout

Kabe Station has two side platforms handling two tracks. Before the extension to Aki-Kameyama Station, the station handled three tracks. Tracks one and two were

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s, and handled trains heading towards

Hiroshima Station is a major railway station in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all San'yō Shinkansen trains stop here. Station layout Hiroshima St ...

. The third track was bidirectional, and also led towards the abandoned portion of the Kabe line.

Platforms

Toilet facilities

Prior to 2006, a unisex restroom was located outside the station before passing through the ticket gates. While the station is within the city of Hiroshima, this restroom featured a pit-style toilet which had to be pumped regularly in order to remove the accumulated waste. The station had developed somewhat of a bad reputation because of this due to the lingering odor. This issue was resolved in 2006 with the replacement of gender-specific restrooms featuring standard flush toilets connected to the city's sewer system.

History

*1911-07-13: Kobe Station opens *1919-03-11: The station becomes part of Kabe Railroad *1926-05-01: Kabe Railroad merges with Hiroshima Denki and the station ownership is transferred with the merger *1928-11-09: Service from Furuichibashi Station is suspended while track electrification takes place, buses handles service during this time *1929-12-02: Service begins again after the completion of the electrification work *1931-07-01: The station becomes part of Kōhama Railway *1935-12-01: The station is renamed Kōhama Kabe Station *1936-09-01: The station is renamed Kabe Station when it is nationalized *1936-10-13: The line between Aki-Imuro Station and Kabe Station is opened, making Kabe Station an intermediate station *1987-04-01:

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is privatized, and Kabe Station becomes a JR West station *2003-12-01: Service on the 46.2 km non-electrified rail line segment from Kabe Station to Sandankyō Station is suspended, making Kabe Station the terminal station of the Kabe Line *2017-03-04: Kabe Station ceases to be the terminus of the Kabe Line after a 1.6 km electrified extension to opens, platform three closes

Surrounding area

National Route 54 *Hiroshima Municipal Kabe Minami Elementary School *Hiroshima Municipal Kabe High School * Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University *Kabe Station Entrance Bus Station *Kabe Driving School *Kabe Public Employment Office *Doi Clinic *

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*JR West

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Shimofukawa Station is located 1.5 km southwest

References

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* {{Kabe Line suspended section Kabe Line Stations of West Japan Railway Company in Hiroshima city Railway stations in Japan opened in 1911