is a former JR West

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 Kabe Line

Kabe Line

The is a rail line operated by JR West within the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It begins at Hiroshima Station and terminates at Kabe Station in Asakita-ku. It is one of the commuter lines to Hiroshima. Prior to December 1, 2003, the line was connected to Sandankyō Station from...

 station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in Imaida, Kabe-chō, Asakita-ku

Asakita-ku, Hiroshima

is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the North of Asa-gun and the South of Takata-gun: now-defunct districts .Asa-gun was consisted of Kabe-cho, Kōyō-cho, Asa-cho. Takata-gun was including Shiraki-cho...

, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It closed on December 1, 2003 when operation of the line was discontinued/suspended between Kabe Station

Kabe Station (Hiroshima)

is a JR West Kabe Line terminal station located in 2-chōme, Kabe, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003-12-01, Kabe Station is the terminal station of the Kabe Line...

 and Sandankyō Station

Sandankyo Station

was a JR West Kabe Line terminal station 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.-External links:...

.

History

• 1956-12-20: Imaida Station opens along with several other stations along the Kabe Line
• 1972-04-01: After Kabe-chō became part of Hiroshima City, the area around the station was renamed Imaida, Kabe-chō, Hiroshima
• 1973: Imaida Station becomes a Hiroshima City station
• 1980-04-01: After Hiroshima becomes a designated city
  City designated by government ordinance (Japan)
  A , also known as a or , is a Japanese city that has a population greater than 500,000 and has been designated as such by an order of the cabinet of Japan under Article 252, Section 19 of the Local Autonomy Law.-Overview:...
  
  , the area around the station is renamed Imaida, Kabe-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways
  Japanese National Railways
  , abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
  
   is privatized, and Kōdo Station becomes a JR West station
• 2003-12-01: Imaida Station closes along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Kabe Line

Blue Station

Imaida Station was the setting for the Sonoko Kawai 1986-03-21 single . At the time Kawai was a member of the popular idol

Japanese idol

In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...

 group Onyanko Club

Onyanko Club

was a large all-girl Japanese pop idol group in the 1980s. The group gave a new approach to the idol formula with its 52 official members and three unofficial members...

, and the single debuted at #1 on the Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 charts, unseating a song by Onyanko Club.

Station building

Imaida Station features one station-side platform capable of handling one line, and featuring an enclosed waiting area. The station was unmanned before this section of the Kabe Line was closed. The station building is located in a largely residential area, and is used as a meeting place despite the station name placard being removed.

Highway access

• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 177 (Shimosa Higashi Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 267 (Utsu-Kabe Route)

Connecting lines

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

Kōdo Station

Kodo Station (Hiroshima)

is a former JR West Kabe Line station located in 1-chōme 9-ban, Kameyama, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It closed on December 1, 2003 when operation of the line was discontinued/suspended between Kabe Station and Sandankyō Station.-History:...

 — Imaida Station — Aki-Kameyama Station

Aki-Kameyama Station

is a former JR West Kabe Line station located in Katsugi, Kabe-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It closed on 1 December 2003 when operation of the line was discontinued/suspended between Kabe Station and Sandankyō Station.-History:...