Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station explained

Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima
Native Name:	広電西広島（己斐）
Style:	Hiroden
Line:	Hiroden █ Main Line and █ Miyajima Line Route
Connections:	█
Opened:	December 8, 1912
Code:	M19
Operator:	Hiroshima Electric Railway

Hiroden-Nishi-Hiroshima Station 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]

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

Fukushima-cho — Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station — Higashi-takasu

█ Main Line

Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station — Fukushima-cho

Other services connections

JR lines

• JR lines connections at Nishi-Hiroshima Station

Bus services routes

• Bus services routes connections at Nishi-Hiroshima Station

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.

See also

• Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes

34.3969°N 132.4281°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 広電西広島｜電車情報：電停ガイド｜広島電鉄 . 2022-05-02 . www.hiroden.co.jp.
2. Web site: 行き止まりの景 . 2022-05-02 . railscape.blue.coocan.jp . ja.