Hiroshima Station
Encyclopedia
is a JR West
railway station
located in Minami-ku, Hiroshima
, Japan
. Hiroshima Station is the terminal station
for several lines, and all Sanyō Shinkansen
trains stop here.
Hiroshima Station features two main entrances: the north—or Shinkansen—entrance, and the south entrance. Until the 1975 opening of the Shinkansen service, the Shinkansen entrance was called the "north entrance," and many local residents, newspapers, and real estate advertisements continue to refer to it as the "north entrance."
A pedestrian tunnel connects the area in front of the Shinkansen entrance to an underground plaza underneath the south entrance to Hiroshima Station. The tunnel includes many gift shops and restaurants, as well as two exits to Fukuya, one to the Hiroshima Station Tram Stop, one in front of the Hiroshima Higashi Post Office, and one directly in front of the south entrance to Hiroshima Station.
Elevator and escalator access is available for several of the entrances. Events are sometimes held in the large area of the underground plaza in front of the entrance to Fukuya.
The Shinkansen has two island platform
s which can handle a total of four lines. And the non-Shinkansen lines use three island platforms and one side platform
capable of handling eight lines simultaneously.
Other tracks:
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Other bus services are operated from "Shinkansen entrance" and "Minami entrance" (South side).
Other bus services are operated from "Minami entrance" (South side).
Other bus services are operated from "Minami entrance" (South side).
Other bus services are operated from "Minami entrance" (South side).
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located in Minami-ku, Hiroshima
Minami-ku, Hiroshima
is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, Japan....
, Japan
Japan
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. Hiroshima Station is the terminal station
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for several lines, and all Sanyō Shinkansen
Sanyō Shinkansen
The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...
trains stop here.
History
- Opened as a station of the Sanyo RailwaySanyo RailwayThe was established in 1887 and served as a major railroad company during the Meiji period in Japan. The railroad was headquartered in Kobe, and Nakamigawa Hikojirō served as head of the railroad.-Rail lines:...
and started both passenger and cargo train services between Itozaki Station on June 10, 1894. - Opened the train services between Tokuyama StationTokuyama Stationis operated by JR West in Shūnan, Yamaguchi, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as the western terminus of Gantoku Line...
on September 25, 1897. - Nationalized as the station of the Japan National Railways on December 1, 1906.
- Opened HirodenHiroshima Electric Railwayis a Japanese transportation company established on June 18, 1910, that operates streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture. It is known as for short....
"Hon'ekimae", a stop in front of Hiroshima Station on November 23, 1912. - Destroyed the station building in the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945.
- The Hiroden stop in front of the Hiroshima Station is renamed "Hiroshima Ekimae" on March 30, 1960.
- Completed the current station building and called "Hiroshima Minsyu Eki" (Hiroshima the people's Station" in December 1965.
- Handed over the cargo train services to the new station "Higashi Hiroshima Station" (current Hiroshima Freight Terminal Station) on March 1, 1969.
- Stopped the passenger train services on Ujina Line on March 31, 1972.
- Started the train services on the Sanyō ShinkansenSanyō ShinkansenThe is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...
and renamed the north entrance as the "Shinkansen Entrance" on March 10, 1975. - Privatized and started operation as a station of the JR West on April 1, 1987.
- Redecorated the south entrance and named the building as "ASSE" in April 1999.
- The Hiroden stop in front of Hiroshima Station is renamed "Hiroshima Station Tram Stop" on November 1, 2001.
- The Hiroshima Station ShinkansenShinkansenThe , also known as THE BULLET TRAIN, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies. Starting with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in 1964, the network has expanded to currently consist of of lines with maximum speeds of , of Mini-shinkansen with a...
entrance begins using automated ticket gates on February 27, 2005.
Future plans
- Spring 2007: All station entrances will begin using automated ticket gates
- Summer 2007: The ICOCAICOCAThe card is a rechargeable contactless smart card used on JR West rail network in Japan. The card was launched on November 1, 2003 for usage on the Urban Network, which encompasses the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe...
card will begin use at Hiroshima Station and all stations within the Hiroshima City NetworkHiroshima City NetworkThe is the common name for the JR West rail lines in the Hiroshima metropolitan area. The network was created on 2002-10-05 and modeled after the Urban Network in the Kyōto-Osaka-Kōbe area of Japan...
Station
A pedestrian tunnel connects the area in front of the Shinkansen entrance to an underground plaza underneath the south entrance to Hiroshima Station. The tunnel includes many gift shops and restaurants, as well as two exits to Fukuya, one to the Hiroshima Station Tram Stop, one in front of the Hiroshima Higashi Post Office, and one directly in front of the south entrance to Hiroshima Station.
Elevator and escalator access is available for several of the entrances. Events are sometimes held in the large area of the underground plaza in front of the entrance to Fukuya.
Platforms
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s which can handle a total of four lines. And the non-Shinkansen lines use three island platforms and one side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
capable of handling eight lines simultaneously.
Other tracks:
- 0: formerly a platform for the Ujina Line
- 6: a line without platform to change train cars and locomotives
- 10: formerly a platform for cargo train services
Adjacent stations
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Hiroden
█ Main Line- Line #1, #2, #5 and #6
- Hiroshima Station — Enkobashi-choHiroden Enkobashi-cho StationEnkobashi-cho is a Hiroden station on Hiroden Main Line, located in Enkobashi-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima.-Routes:From Enkobashi-cho Station, there are four of Hiroden Streetcar routes.* Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima Port Route...
- Hiroshima Station — Enkobashi-cho
Chugoku JR Bus
Chugoku JR bus services are operated between Hiroshima Station at the "Shinkansen entrance" (North side) and next stations via Hiroshima Bus CenterHiroshima Bus Center
is the key bus terminal located in central Hiroshima.-History:*Hiroshima Bus terminal had been opened on July 29, 1957, gathering bus stops around Kamiya-cho, Hiroshima....
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bus
Hiroden Bus
Airport limousine bus service is operated from "Shinkansen entrance" (North side).- Hiroshima Airport Limousine bus
Other bus services are operated from "Shinkansen entrance" and "Minami entrance" (South side).
Hiroshima Bus
Airport limousine bus service is operated from "Shinkansen entrance" (North side).- Hiroshima Airport Limousine bus
Other bus services are operated from "Minami entrance" (South side).
Geiyo Bus
Airport limousine bus service is operated from "Shinkansen entrance" (North side).- Hiroshima Airport Limousine bus
Other bus services are operated from "Minami entrance" (South side).
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- Mihara Station
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Hiroshima Kotsu
Airport limousine bus service is operated from "Shinkansen entrance" (North side).- Hiroshima Airport Limousine bus
Other bus services are operated from "Minami entrance" (South side).
Highway access
- Japan National Route 54
- Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Route 70 (Hiroshima-Nakashima Route)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Route 84 (Higashi Kaita Hiroshima Route)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Route 164 (Hiroshima-Kaita Route)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Route 264 (Nakayama-Onaga Route)
Around station
South
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- the station building - Yale Yale A-kan - Fukuya Hiroshima Ekimae Store
- Hiroshima Higashi Post Office - formerly known as "Hiroshima Chūō Post Office"
- Aiyu-ichiba
- Futaba Books - Giga Hiroshima Ekimae Store
- Hiroshima City Noboricho Junior High School - Sadako SasakiSadako Sasakiwas a Japanese girl who was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945, near her home by Misasa Bridge in Hiroshima, Japan. Sadako is remembered through the story of attempting to fold a thousand origami cranes before her death, a wish which was memorialized in popular...
was enrolled here - Mazda Stadium
North
- Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
- Hiroshima General Hospital of West Japan Railway
- West Japan Railway Hiroshima Office
- Hiroshima Higashi Ward Office
- Hiroshima City Higashi Ward Library
- Onaga Elementary School
- Futaba junior high school
- Setouchi High School