Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station
Tram/light rail station in Hiroshima, Japan
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Hiroden-Nishi-Hiroshima Station (Japanese: 広電西広島駅) is a Hiroden terminal station on Hiroden Main Line and Hiroden Miyajima Line, located south side of the JR Nishi-Hiroshima Station in Koi-hon-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.[1]
Operated byHiroshima Electric Railway
LinesHiroden █ Main Line and █ Miyajima Line
Route
Route
Connections█ Sanyo Main Line at Nishi-Hiroshima Station
Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima 広電西広島（己斐） | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | 1-2527-2, Koi-honmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima Japan | ||||
| Operated by | Hiroshima Electric Railway | ||||
| Lines | Hiroden █ Main Line and █ Miyajima Line Route | ||||
| Connections | █ Sanyo Main Line at Nishi-Hiroshima Station | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | M19 | ||||
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| Opened | December 8, 1912 | ||||
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Routes
From Nishi-hiroshima Station, there are two of Hiroden Streetcar routes.
- Hiroshima Station - Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Route
- Most trains goes straight through from each side.
- Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima - Hiroshima Port Route
Platforms
- No.1 for Hiroden-miyajima-guchi (#2, Miyajiam Line)
- No.2 for Hiroshima Station (#2, Main Line)
- No.3 for Hiroden-miyajima-guchi (#2, Miyajiam Line)
- No.4 for Hiroshima Port (departure) (#3, Main Line)
- No.5 from Hiroshima Port (arrival)
- No.6 for Hiroden-honsha-mae or Hiroshima Port (for rush hours)
- No.7 (not used)
Connections
- █ Main Line / █ Miyajima Line
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- Fukushima-cho — Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station — Higashi-takasu
- █ Main Line
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- Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station — Fukushima-cho
Other services connections
JR lines
Bus services routes
History
- Opened as "Koi" tram stop of Main Line for municipal connection on December 8, 1912.[2]
- Opened as "Koi-machi" station of Miyajima Line for suburban connection on August 22, 1922.
- Renamed the station on Miyajima Line from "Koi-machi" to "Nishi-Hiroshima" on August 22, 1931.
- Started the through train operation to connect Main Line and Miyajima Line directly in 1962.
- Renamed the station on Miyajima Line from "Nishi-Hiroshima" to "Hiroden-Nishi-Hiroshima" on October 1, 1969.
- Started the through train operation for every trains in 1991.
- Rebuilt both "Koi" and "Hiroden-Nishi-Hiroshima" stations together as one station "Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima (Koi)" station on November 1, 2001.