Imaida Station
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Imaida Station (今井田駅, Imaida Eki) is a former JR West Kabe Line station located in Imaida, Kabe-chō, 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.[1]
Blue Station
- 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, the area around the station is renamed Imaida, Kabe-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
- 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways 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
Imaida Station was the setting for the Sonoko Kawai 1986-03-21 single Blue Station (青いスタスィオン, Aoi Sutasion). At the time Kawai was a member of the popular idol group Onyanko Club, and the single debuted at #1 on the Oricon charts, unseating a song by Onyanko Club.