Nishitakaya Station
# Nishitakaya Station

Nishitakaya Station (西高屋駅, Nishitakaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Nishitakaya Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 268.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

## Platforms

| 1 | ■ G Sanyō Main Line | for Mihara and Fukuyama |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ G Sanyō Main Line | for Saijō and Hiroshima |

## History

Nishitakaya Station was opened on 13 July 1917 as Takaya Signal Stop (高屋信号場) . It was elevated to a station on 1 October 1926. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4949 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* Kindai University Hiroshima Campus
* Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Junior and Senior High School
* Kindai University Hiroshima High School/Junior High School Higashi-Hiroshima School
* Higashihiroshima Municipal Takamigaoka Junior High School
