Kegi Station

The Kegi Station platform looking toward Aki-Kameyama Station (August 16, 2003).

Kegi Station (毛木駅 Kegi Eki) is a former JR West Kabe Line station located in Iimuro, Asa-machi, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The station is located near Jinshin Bridge, and was going to be named after the bridge. However, when it came time to name the station, the residents in the area wanted it named Kegi, after the area in which it was located. It closed on December 1, 2003, when operation of the line was discontinued/suspended between Kabe Station and Sandankyō Station.

History

Station building

Kegi Station is located just northwest of and below an overpass for the Hiroshima Expressway.[1] It features one station-side platform capable of handling one line, and featuring an enclosed waiting area. The station is unmanned, and the station building is covered, but only enclosed on three sides.

Environs

The Ōta River is approximately 300 meters southwest of Kegi Station. Most of Asa-machi is located on the opposite shore of the Ōta River. The Kegi Civic Hall is located about 80km northwest of the station.

Highway access

Connecting lines

This information is historical as all stations on this part of the Kabe Line are currently suspended from regular service.

Kabe Line
Aki-Kameyama StationKegi StationAki-Imuro Station

References

  1. 可部線 毛木駅 (in Japanese). 2003-10-11. Retrieved 2007-01-18.

Coordinates: 34°31′54″N 132°26′12″E / 34.53167°N 132.43667°E / 34.53167; 132.43667

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