Nishi-Hiroshima Station

Location
	Nishi-Hiroshima Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Nishi-Hiroshima Station Nishi-Hiroshima Station (Japan)

Nishi-Hiroshima Station

西広島駅
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
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
Rebuilt	2019–2022
Previous names	Koi (to 1969)
Passengers
FY2019	9,399
Services
Location
Location
	Nishi-Hiroshima Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Nishi-Hiroshima Station Nishi-Hiroshima Station (Japan)

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

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

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

Platforms

1, 2	■ R Sanyō Main Line	for Miyajimaguchi and Iwakuni
2, 3	■ R Sanyō Main Line	for Hiroshima and Mihara

History

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

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

Surrounding area

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

Hiroden

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

References

^ 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.
^ 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 December 19]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Nishi-Hiroshima Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR West Station official site

[Kawashima-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 December 19]. 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

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