Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station
# Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station

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.

## 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.
* 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.
