Nishi-Hiroshima Station

Railway station in Hiroshima, Japan

Nishi-Hiroshima Station

西広島駅

Nishi-Hiroshima Station, December 2022

General information
Location| 1-chōme-11 Koihonmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, 733-0812
Japan
Coordinates| 34°23′52.2″N 132°25′40.72″E﻿ / ﻿34.397833°N 132.4279778°E﻿ / 34.397833; 132.4279778
Owned by|  West Japan Railway Company
Operated by|  West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)| R Sanyō Main Line
Distance| 310.7 km (193.1 miles) from Kobe
Platforms| 1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks| 3
Connections|

* Bus stop

Construction
Structure type| At-grade
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Status| Staffed
Station code| JR-R04
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 25 September 1897 (1897-09-25)
Rebuilt| 2019–2022
Previous names| Koi (to 1969)
Passengers
FY2019| 9,399
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR West | Following station

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Shin-Inokuchi

towards Iwakuni

|  | San'yō Line

Rapid

|  | Yokogawa

towards Hiroshima

| San'yō Line

Local

Location

Nishi-Hiroshima Station

Location within Hiroshima Prefecture

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Nishi-Hiroshima Station

Nishi-Hiroshima Station (Japan)

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Nishi-Hiroshima Station (西広島駅, Nishi-Hiroshima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku in the city of  Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] The station connects to Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station on the Hiroden Lines.

## Lines

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Nishi-Hiroshima Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 310.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

## Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.[citation needed]

## Platforms

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1, 2 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line  | for Miyajimaguchi and Iwakuni

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2, 3 | ■ R Sanyō Main Line  | for Hiroshima and Mihara

## History

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Nishi-Hiroshima Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as Koi Station (己斐駅) on the San'yo Railway, when the line was extended from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The line was nationalised in 1906 and became the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The station name was changed to "Nishi-Hiroshima Station" in 1969. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West). The new station building started construction in 2019 and was opened for service on 19 December 2022.[2]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9,399 passengers daily.[3]

## Surrounding area

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* Hiroshima City Nishi Ward Office
* Hiroshima Institute of Technology College
* Notre Dame Seishin Junior and Senior High School

### Hiroden

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* █ Main Line / █ Miyajima Line
* Line #2
* Fukushima-cho — Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station — Higashi-takasu
* █ Main Line
* Line #3
* Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station — Higashi-takasu

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
2. ^ Kinoshita, Kenji (20 November 2022). "JR西日本、西広島駅の自由通路・橋上駅舎・商業施設が12/19開業へ" [New Station Building at Nishi-Hiroshima Station on JR West to open on 19 December]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
3. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station \- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

## External links

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Media related to Nishi-Hiroshima Station at Wikimedia Commons

* JR West Station official site

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Stations of the JR West San'yō Line (Mihara \- Tokuyama)

* (to Okayama<<)
* Mihara
* Hongō
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* Nishitakaya
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* Jike
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* Seno
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* Aki-Nakano
* Kaitaichi
* Mukainada
* Tenjingawa
* (Hiroshima Freight Terminal)
* Hiroshima
* Shin-Hakushima
* Yokogawa
* Nishi-Hiroshima
* Shin-Inokuchi
* Itsukaichi
* Hatsukaichi
* Miyauchikushido
* Ajina
* Miyajimaguchi
* Maezora
* Ōnoura
* Kuba
* Ōtake
* Waki
* Iwakuni
* Minami-Iwakuni
* Fujū
* Tsuzu
* Yū
* Kōjiro
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* Yanaiminato
* Yanai
* Tabuse
* Iwata
* Shimata
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