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JR West , 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 ...

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. The actual junction station is Yokogawa. It is one of the com ...

terminal station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing ...

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

History

*Opened on July 27, 1969. *Privatized on April 1, 1987. *Closed on December 1, 2003.

Around station

Sandan-kyō Sandan-kyō ( ja, 三段峡, lit=three-level gorge) is a 16-kilometer long ravine in the Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park in Akiōta, Hiroshima, Japan. Through it runs the Shibaki River, one of the Ōta River's tributaries. Sandan-kyō is ...

External links

Hiroden Bus Route
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandankyo Station Railway stations in Hiroshima Prefecture Kabe Line suspended stations Railway stations in Japan opened in 1969 Railway stations closed in 2003