Kure Station

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Kure Station

呉駅
Kure Station 20180325.jpg
Kure Station
Location1-16 Takara-machi, Kure, Hiroshima
Japan
Operated byJR West
Line(s)Kure Line
History
Opened1903
Platform

Kure Station (呉駅, Kure-eki) is a JR West railway station on the Kure Line, located in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan.

History[]

  • Opened as a station of the Japan National Railways on December 27, 1903
  • Lent to the Sanyo Railway on December 1, 1904.
  • Sanyo Railway was nationalized on December 1, 1906.
  • Started the reconstruction of the station on April 9, 1922.
  • Completed the reconstruction and started the operation on August 13, 1923.
  • Completely destroyed by fire in the on July 2, 1945.
  • Started the construction of the new building of the station in December 1945.
  • Finished the construction on April 30, 1946.
  • Held the opening ceremony on May 6, 1946.
  • Started the operation on May 7, 1946.
  • Opened the current station building on July 7, 1981.
  • Stopped the cargo service on November 1, 1986.
  • Privatized on April 1, 1987.
  • Redecorated the station building and named the building as "Crest" in 1997.

Station layout[]

Platforms[]

1  Y  Kure Line（upper） to Hiro • Takehara • Mihara
2  Y  Kure Line（lower） to Kaitaichi • Hiroshima
3  Y  Kure Line（upper） to Hiro • Takehara • Mihara
 Y  Kure Line（lower） to Kaitaich • Hiroshima

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
JR West
Kure Line
Terminus   Rapid Service   Yano
Terminus   Rapid Akiji Liner   Saka
Akiaga   Local   Kawaraishi

Connecting bus routes[]

Hiroden Bus[]

Chugoku JR Bus[]

Kure City Bus[]

Around the station[]

External links[]

Coordinates: 34°14′41″N 132°33′28″E / 34.244861°N 132.557758°E / 34.244861; 132.557758

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