Station

Kure

Kure
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Train service

Weekday departures: 101/day · Sat & holiday departures: 101/day

First / last train (weekday): 5:10 / 24:25

Busiest hour: 16:00–17:00 (7)

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0:00 ─ 23:00

Counts are departures in the timetable data shown on our live map.

Adjacent stations

Location

Notes

Since 1 July 2013 the train-approach melody at Kure has been the theme song of the anime Space Battleship Yamato, chosen because the battleship Yamato was built at the former Imperial Japanese Navy arsenal that adjoined the station; the Yamato Museum stands just south of the station today.

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