Nishi-Hiroshima Station

Nishi-Hiroshima Station (西広島駅, Nishi-Hiroshima-eki) is a railway station on the Sanyō Main Line in Koi-honmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Nishi-Hiroshima Station 西広島駅
Nishi-Hiroshima Station in July 2012
Location	1-1, Koi-honmachi, Nishi, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Japan
Coordinates	34.3986°N 132.4276°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Sanyo Main Line
Connections	Hiroden Nishi-hiroshima Station
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1897
Previous names	Koi Station (until 1969)
Location
Nishi-Hiroshima Station Location within Japan

Platforms

1	■ San'yō Main Line	To Miyajimaguchi, Iwakuni, Tokuyama
2	■ San'yō Main Line	To Miyajimaguchi, Iwakuni To Hiroshima, Mihara
3	■ San'yō Main Line	To Hiroshima, Saijō, Mihara, connection to Kure Line

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West
Sanyō Main Line
Yokogawa		Rapid Service		Shin-Inokuchi
Yokogawa		Local		Shin-Inokuchi

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

Connecting bus routes

From "Koi(Nishi-Hiroshima) Bus Stop", there are Hiroden and Bon-Bus Bus routes.

Hiroden Bus

• "Koi - Asahi-machi Route (Route 10)"
• "Kogo Route"
• "Misuzu, By-pass via Koi Route"
• "Fujinoki - Hatchobori Night Bus Route"
• "Yamada, Misuzu - Hiroshima Station Route"
• "Yamada, Misuzu - Hiroshima Bus Center Route"
• "Yamada - Hatchobori Route"
• "Itsuki-gaoka - Hachobori Night Bus Route"

Bon-Bus

• "Hiroden Koi-danchi Route"
• "Osako-danchi Route"
• "Kyoritsu-haitsu Route"
• "Takasudai Route"
• "Itsuki-gaoka Route"
• "Fuji-haitsu - Ito-pia Route"

History

• Opened as "Koi Station" of the Sanyo Railway Company in 1897.
• Nationalized in 1906.
• Station name changed to "Nishi-Hiroshima Station" in 1969.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)