Chorakuji

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Chōrakuji Station opened on 20 August 1994 in Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima, on the new Astram Line operated by Hiroshima Rapid Transit. The original plan had ended the line here, and the adjacent Chōrakuji depot still accounts for many trains that start or terminate at the station; once Hiroshima was chosen to host the 1994 Asian Games, the line was extended to reach the main stadium at Hiroshima Big Arch, making Chōrakuji an intermediate station. Operations were contracted out in 2000. The station became a stop for the express trains introduced in the timetable revision of 20 March 1999, and those expresses were abolished on 20 March 2004. PASPY support began on 8 August 2009. An artificial deck built over the Chōrakuji depot carries HRT's headquarters and the Numaji Transportation Museum (formerly the Hiroshima City Transportation Museum).

The line was originally planned to terminate at Chōrakuji; only Hiroshima's selection to host the 1994 Asian Games triggered an extension to the games venue at Hiroshima Big Arch, leaving the depot stranded mid-route.