Higashi-Hiroshima Station
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Shinjitai東広島駅
Kyūjitai東廣島驛
Hiraganaひがしひろしまえき
Location1-4-24 Minaga, Higashihiroshima City
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
Higashi-Hiroshima Station 東広島駅 | |||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||
| Shinjitai | 東広島駅 | ||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 東廣島驛 | ||||||||||
| Hiragana | ひがしひろしまえき | ||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1-4-24 Minaga, Higashihiroshima City Hiroshima Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°23′22″N 132°45′35″E / 34.389394°N 132.759792°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line |  San'yō Shinkansen | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 bypass) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 March 1988 | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Hiroshima Station (東広島駅, Higashi-Hiroshima-eki; literally "East Hiroshima Station") is a railway station on the high-speed Sanyo Shinkansen in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Higashi-Hiroshima Station is served by the Sanyo Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka in the east to Hakata in the west. It is located 276.5 kilometers from Shin-Osaka and 791.9 kilometers from Tokyo.
Station layout
The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, with two centre tracks for passing trains. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ San'yō Shinkansen |
for Hiroshima and Hakata |
| 2 | ■ San'yō Shinkansen |
for Okayama and Shin-Osaka |
Buses
| Name | Via | Destination | Company | Note |
| Saijō・Takehara Line | Fujigran-mae | Saijō Station | Geiyo Bus | |
| Yusaka Onsen・Nakadōri | Takehara Station | |||
| Saijō・Akitsu・Takehara Line | Fujigran-mae | Saijō Station | Geiyo Bus | |
| Akitsu Station (Hiroshima) | ||||
| Akitsu Station (Hiroshima) | Takehara Station | |||
| Hiroshima Daigaku Line | Higashi-Hiroshima Undō Kōen | Hiroshima University[1] | Geiyo Bus Chūgoku JR Bus |
Runs only on weekdays |
| Hiroshima Kokusai Daigaku Line | Ōsawa[2] | Hiroshima International University | Chūgoku JR Bus | |
| Saijō Station |
History
Higashi-Hiroshima Station opened on 13 March 1988.[3]
