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Kure Station (呉駅, Kure Eki?) is a JR West railway station on Kure Line, located in Takara-machi, Kure, Hiroshima, Japan.
[edit] 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 Kure Air Raid 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.
[edit] Station
[edit] Platforms
Pratform
| 1 |
█ Kure Line（upper） |
to Hiro • Takehara • Mihara |
| 2 |
█ Kure Line（lower） |
to Kaitaichi • Hiroshima |
| 3 |
█ Kure Line（upper） |
to Hiro • Takehara • Mihara |
| █ Kure Line（lower） |
to Kaitaich • Hiroshima |
[edit] Connecting lines
- █ Kure Line
- Akiji Liner Express
- Akiyaga Station — Kure Station — Saka Station
- Commuter Liner Express
- Akiyaga Station — Kure Station — Yano Station
- Local
- Akiyaga Station — Kure Station — Kawaraishi Station
[edit] Connecting bus routes
[edit] Hiroden Bus
[edit] Chugoku JR Bus
[edit] Kure City Bus
[edit] Around the station
- Kure SOGO
- Yumetown Kure
- Babcock-Hitachi K.K
- Yamato Museum
- Kure Port
- Kure University - Kure Station Campus, Extension Center
- Irifuneyama Park
- Irifuneyama Kinenkan
- Kure City Hall
- Kure City Transportation Bureau
- Kurealine
- Kure Interchange
[edit] External links
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Stations of the JR West Kure Line |
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Mihara - Sunami - Akisaizaki - Tadanoumi - Akinagahama - Ōnori - Takehara - Yoshina - Akitsu - Kazahaya - Yasuura - Ato - Akikawajiri - Nigata - Hiro - Shinhiro - Akiaga - Kure - Kawaraishi - Yoshiura - Karugahama - Tennō - Kure-Portpier - Koyaura - Mizushiri - Saka - Yano - Kaitaichi - Mukainada - Tenjingawa - Hiroshima
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