is a JR West

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:...

 station

Train station

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 located in Yokogawa-cho, Nishi-ku

Nishi-ku, Hiroshima

is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima-Nishi Airport is located in Nishi-ku....

, Hiroshima

Hiroshima

is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...

, Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, Japan

Japan

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. The station services the Sanyō Main Line, Kabe Line

Kabe Line

The is a rail line operated by JR West within the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It begins at Hiroshima Station and terminates at Kabe Station in Asakita-ku. It is one of the commuter lines to Hiroshima. Prior to December 1, 2003, the line was connected to Sandankyō Station from...

 and Hiroden Yokogawa Line

Hiroden Yokogawa Line

The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been operated since 1917.The total distance of the line is 1.4 kilometers. Routes 7 and 8 operate on the line. The line has five stations, numbered Y1 through Y5....

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JR Yokogawa Station

• 1897-09-25: Yokogawa Station opens as part of the Sanyō Railway
• 1905-02-05: The first bus service in Japan, began to operated between "Yokogawa" and "Kabe" stations.
• 1906-12-01: Yokogawa Station is nationalized as part of Japanese Government Railways
  Japanese Government Railways
  The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
  
  
• 1909-12-19: The Hiroshima branch of the Imperial Railroad (the predecessor of the Kabe Line) opens Rōchō Station, which later became Yokogawa Station
• 1917-11-01: Hiroshima Gasudenki Yokogawa Tram Stop opens
• 1928-11-09: Hiroshima Denki Kabe Line Yokogawa Station moved
• 1962-10-01: JR Kabe Line Yokogawa Station moved. The rail line had to be moved due to the construction of the drainage system for the Ōta River
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways
  Japanese National Railways
  , abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
  
   is privatized, and Yokogawa Station becomes a JR West station
• 2001-11-01: The name of the Hiroden Yokogawa Tram Stop is changed to Yokogawa Tram Stop
• 2003-03-27: Construction on the current Yokogawa Tram Stop is completed
• 2003-08-23: Construction on the new Yokogawa Station building is completed
• 2007-05-23: The automated ticket gates operation for "ICOCA
  ICOCA
  The 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...
  
  " is started

Hiroden Yokogawa Station

• Opened "Yokogawa" and "Misasa" tram stops on November 1, 1917.
• Renamed from "Misasa" to "Yokogawa" in 1926.
• Removed the former "Yokogawa" tram stop on July 28, 1941.
• Moved on July 19, 1951.
• Renamed from "Yokogawa" to "Yokogawa Station" on November 1, 2001.
• Moved to the present place on March 27, 2003.

Station building

Yokogawa Station features two island platforms and one side platform capable of handling five lines simultaneously, as well as the Yokogawa Station Tram Stop located directly south of the main station building. The tram stop features a large roof covering the stop in order to provide shelter from the rain and shade from the sun. The roof extends to the main Yokogawa Station building. The first omnibus

Bus

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 used in Japan is housed in a museum-like display at the station (see photos on right). The station formerly had tram tracks between platforms 2/3 and 4/5, but these have since been removed.

Platforms

The platforms for the Hiroden Yokogawa Tram Stop is located directly outside the south entrance to the main station building.

Highway access

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 84 (Higashi Kaita-Hiroshima Route)
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 277 (Furuichi-Hiroshima Route)

JR

█ Sanyō Main Line

Rapid Service / Local

Hiroshima Station

Hiroshima Station

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.-History:...

 — Yokogawa Station — Nishi-Hiroshima Station

Nishi-Hiroshima Station

is a JR station on JR Sanyō Main Line in Koi-honmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.-Platforms:-JR:█ Sanyō Main Line-Hiroden:█ Main Line / █ Miyajima LineFrom "Koi Bus Stop", there are Hiroden and Bon-Bus Bus routes.-Hiroden Bus:...

█ Kabe Line

Rapid Service

Hiroshima Station — Yokogawa Station — Aki-Nagatsuka Station

Aki-Nagatsuka Station

is a JR West Kabe Line station located in 4-chōme, Nagatsuka, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1928-11-19: Daishi Station opens*May 1930—June 1931: The station name is changed to Nagatsuka Station at some point during this time...

Local

Hiroshima Station — Yokogawa Station — Mitaki Station

Mitaki Station

is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Mitakihon-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.-History:*1909-11-19: Mitaki Station opened*1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Mitaki Station becomes a JR West station...

Hiroden

█ Yokogawa Line

Line #7 and #8

Yokogawa 1-chome

Hiroden Yokogawa 1-chome Station

Yokogawa 1-chome is a Hiroden station on Hiroden Yokogawa Line, located in Yokogawa-cho 1-chome, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.-Routes:From Yokogawa 1-chome Station, there are two of Hiroden Tram routes on Hiroden Yokogawa Line....

 — Yokogawa Station

Around station

• FRESTA Yokogawa
• Yokogawa NK Building
• Yokogawa Shotengai
• FUTABA Yokogawa
• Daiso
  Daiso
  is the largest franchise of 100-yen shops in Japan owned by . Daiso has a range of over 100,000 goods, of which over 40 percent are imported goods, many of them from China. Many of these are own-brand goods....
  
   Yokogawa
• Yokogawa Cinema

External links

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