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

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR West). The station opened on 4 March 2017.

Lines

Kōdo-Homachigawa Station is served by the

Layout

The station has 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 ...

serving a single bidirectional track at ground level. File:Kodo-Homachigawa Station 20170311.jpg, The station entrance in March 2017 File:Platform of Kodo-Homachigawa Station.jpg, The platform in March 2017, looking west toward Aki-Kameyama File:Platform of Kodo-Homachigawa Station 2.jpg, The platform in March 2017, looking east toward Kabe File:Kodo-Homachigawa Station Sign.jpg, The station sign in March 2017

History

The name of the new station was officially announced by JR West in July 2016. The station opened on 4 March 2017, coinciding with the reopening of 1.6 km of the Kabe Line from to .

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

National Route 54 * Asakita Ward Office

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kōdo-Homachigawa Station Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture Kabe Line Stations of West Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 2017