Kure Station

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Operated by JR West Address Japan		Line(s) Kure Line Opened 1903

Location 1-16 Takara-machi, Kure, Hiroshima Japan Similar Hiro Station, Yamato Museum, Kawaraishi Station, Shin‑Hiro Station, Akiaga Station

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Kure Station (呉駅, Kure-eki) is a JR West railway station on the Kure Line, located in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan.

Opened as a station of the Japan National Railways on December 27, 1903

Lent to the Sanyo Railway on December 1, 1904.

Sanyo Railway was nationalized on December 1, 1906.

Started the reconstruction of the station on April 9, 1922.

Completed the reconstruction and started the operation on August 13, 1923.

Completely destroyed by fire in the Kure Air Raid on July 2, 1945.

Started the construction of the new building of the station in December 1945.

Finished the construction on April 30, 1946.

Held the opening ceremony on May 6, 1946.

Started the operation on May 7, 1946.

Opened the current station building on July 7, 1981.

Stopped the cargo service on November 1, 1986.

Privatized on April 1, 1987.

Redecorated the station building and named the building as "Crest" in 1997.

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