Kabe Station (Hiroshima) - History

History

  • 1911-07-13: The Imperial Railroad Hiroshima Branch Office Station opens
  • 1919-03-11: The station becomes part of Kabe Railroad
  • 1926-05-01: Kabe Railroad merges with Hiroshima Denki and the station ownership is transferred with the merger
  • 1928-11-09: Service from Furuichibashi Station is suspended while track electrification takes place, buses handles service during this time
  • 1929-12-02: Service begins again after the completion of the electrification work
  • 1931-07-01: The station becomes part of Kōhama Railway
  • 1935-12-01: The station is renamed Kōhama Kabe Station
  • 1936-09-01: The station is renamed Kabe Station when it is nationalized
  • 1936-10-13: The line between Aki-Imuro Station and Kabe Station is opened, making Kabe Station an intermediate station
  • 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Kabe Station becomes a JR West station
  • 2003-12-01: Service on the 46.2km rail line segment from Kabe Station to Sandankyō Station is suspended, making Kabe Station the terminal station of the Kabe Line

Kabe Station was formerly the boundary between the electrified and non-electrified sections of the Kabe Line. The non-electrified section of the line is now out of service.

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