Kōchi Station (Hiroshima)

{{short description|Railway station in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan}}

{{About|the station in Hiroshima Prefecture|the station in Kōchi Prefecture|Kōchi Station (Kōchi)}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Kōchi Station

| native_name = 河内駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = File:河内駅 kouchi Station - panoramio.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Kōchi Station in January 2009

| style = JR West

| address = 690-1 Kōchichōo Nakagōchi, ,Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-2201

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|34|28|9.27|N|132|53|24.42|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| line = {{rcb|JR West|San'yo G|route}} Sanyō Main Line

| distance = {{convert|255.1|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kobe|x|Hyogo}}

| platforms = 1 side + 1 island platforms

| tracks = 3

| connections = {{Plainlist|

Bus stop

}}

| structure =

| code = JR-G14

| accessible =

| status = Unattended

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0800603}}

| opened = {{Start date|1894|06|10|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 404

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Hiroshima Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Kōchi Station

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West|line=San'yo G|note-mid={{SLL|Rapid|#0072bc|white}}|left=Nyūno|right=Hongō|note-mid2={{SLL|Local}}|left2=Nyūno|right2=Hongō}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Kōchi Station|河内駅|Kōchi-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).{{cite book|author=Kawashima, Reizo| title=山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第6巻広島東部・呉エリア|trans-title=Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area|language=Japanese|year=2012|publisher=Kodansha|isbn=978-4-06-295155-5}}

Lines

Kōchi Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 255.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Kobe|x|Hyogo}}.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|nidx={{rcb|JR West|San'yo G|route}} Sanyō Main Line |dir=for {{STN|Mihara|x}} and {{STN|Fukuyama|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2, 3|first=3|nidx={{rcb|JR West|San'yo G|route}} Sanyō Main Line |dir=for {{STN|Saijō|x}} and {{STN|Hiroshima|x}}}}

History

Kōchi Station was opened on 10 June 1894.

On 12 January 1931, an inbound express train passing Kōchi Station derailed at a turnout. The locomotive (C53 24) overturned, and the five passenger cars fell from the Mukunashi River Bridge in front of the station into the river, killing seven people and injuring 179 people.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 404 passengers daily.[https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station] - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020