is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines Kure Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 67.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
Station layout The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected by an elevated station building.The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
History Kure Station was opened on 27 December 1903. The station was completely destroyed by fire in the Kure Air Raid on 2 July 1945. The current station building opened on 7 July 1981. 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 10,548 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
Surrounding area Babcock-Hitachi K.K Yamato Museum Kure Port Kure University - Kure Station Campus, Extension Center Kure City Hall
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR West Station Official Site