is a closed 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, Hiroshima, Asakita-ku. The actual junction station is Yokogawa S ...

in Katsugi, Kabe-chō,

Asakita-ku, Hiroshima is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima. The northern portion contains what was Asa-gun and southern Takata-gun, now defunct districts (see Takata District, Hiroshima). Asa-gun consisted of Kabe-cho, Kōyō-cho, Asa-cho. Takata-g ...

Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...

, Japan, formerly operated by

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

(JR West). It closed on 1 December 2003 when operation of the line was discontinued/suspended between Kabe Station and

Sandankyō Station was a JR West Kabe Line terminal station located in Akiota, Hiroshima, Japan. It closed on December 1, 2003 when operation of the line was discontinued/suspended between Kabe Station and Sandankyō Station. The station had one side platform ...

History

*13 October 1936: Aki-Kameyama Station opens *31 March 1955: After the merging of Ōbayashi, Kameyama and Miiri into Kabe-chō, the area around the station was renamed Katsugi, Kabe-chō, Asakita District, Hiroshima *1 April 1972: After Kabe-chō became part of Hiroshima City, the area around the station was renamed Katsugi, Kabe-chō, Hiroshima *1973: Aki-Kameyama Station becomes a Hiroshima City station *1 April 1980: After Hiroshima becomes a

designated city A , also known as a or , is a Japanese city that has a population greater than 500,000 and has been designated as such by order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article 252, Section 19, of the Local Autonomy Law. Designated cities are delegat ...

, the area around the station is renamed Katsugi, Kabe-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima *1 April 1987:

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

is privatized, and Aki-Kameyama Station becomes a JR West station *1 December 2003: Aki-Kameyama Station closes along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Kabe Line

Station building

Aki-Kameyama Station is located on the north side of Hiroshima Prefectural Route 268. The station is high above the road, and accessible by a long staircase, and the back of the station building has a sign visible from the roadway. It features one

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

capable of handling one line, and featuring an enclosed waiting area. The station was unmanned before this section of the Kabe Line was closed.

Surrounding area

The

Ōta River is a 103 kilometer (64 mile) long river in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Its main stream originates in (1,339m) and empties through a flood control channel into the Seto Inland Sea. The river is one of the major rivers in the prefecture and desce ...

is approximately 25 meters to the south of Aki-Kameyama Station. Ōno Shrine is located about 200 km from the station, and a small general store is located 100m west.

Highway access

* Hiroshima Prefectural Route 177 (Shimosa Higashi Route) * Hiroshima Prefectural Route 267 (Utsu-Kabe Route) * Hiroshima Prefectural Route 268 (Katsugi-Yasufuruichi Route)

Connecting lines

This information is historical as all stations on this part of the Kabe Line are currently suspended from regular service. ;Kabe Line : Imaida Station — Aki-Kameyama Station — Kegi Station

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aki-Kameyama Station (1936-2003) Kabe Line suspended stations Stations of West Japan Railway Company in Hiroshima city Railway stations in Japan opened in 1936 Railway stations in Japan closed in 2003