Kōdo-Homachigawa Station

Location
	Kōdo-Homachigawa Station Location within Japan

Kōdo-Homachigawa Station

河戸帆待川駅
Kōdo-Homachigawa Station; 河戸帆待川駅
	Kōdo-Homachigawa Station in March 2017
General information
Location	2-27-12 Kameyama, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 731-0231; Japan
Coordinates	34°31′00″N 132°30′18″E / 34.5167°N 132.505003°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	B Kabe Line
Distance	14.8 km from Yokogawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	4 March 2017
Passengers
	1,800 daily (forecast)
Location
Location
	Kōdo-Homachigawa Station Location within Japan

Kōdo-Homachigawa Station (河戸帆待川駅, Kōdo-homachigawa-eki) is a railway station on the Kabe Line in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station opened on 4 March 2017.

Lines

Kōdo-Homachigawa Station is served by the Kabe Line.

Layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track at ground level.

The station entrance in March 2017
The platform in March 2017, looking west toward Aki-Kameyama
The platform in March 2017, looking east toward Kabe
The station sign in March 2017

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kabe Line
Kabe		Local		Aki-Kameyama

History

The name of the new station was officially announced by JR West in July 2016.^[1] The station opened on 4 March 2017, coinciding with the reopening of 1.6 km of the Kabe Line from Kabe to Aki-Kameyama.^[2]

Passenger statistics

The station is expected to be used by an average of approximately 1,800 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 54
Asakita Ward Office

References

^ 可部線および山陽線新駅の駅名決定について [Names fixed for new Kabe and Sanyo Line stations]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b 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]. jiji.com (in Japanese). Japan: Jiji Press Limited. 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[jrwest20160708-1] 可部線および山陽線新駅の駅名決定について [Names fixed for new Kabe and Sanyo Line stations]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

[jiji20170304-2] 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]. jiji.com (in Japanese). Japan: Jiji Press Limited. 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

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