Nishi-Hiroshima Station

Nishi-Hiroshima Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 310.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . ==Station layout==

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed. ==Platforms==

Nishi-Hiroshima Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as on the San'yo Railway, when the line was extended from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The line was nationalised in 1906 and became the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The station name was changed to "Nishi-Hiroshima Station" in 1969. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West). The new station building started construction in 2019 and was opened for service on 19 December 2022. ==Passenger statistics==

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9,399 passengers daily. ==Surrounding area==

• Hiroshima City Nishi Ward Office • Hiroshima Institute of Technology College • Notre Dame Seishin Junior and Senior High School Hiroden • █ Main Line / █ Miyajima Line • Line #2 • Fukushima-cho — Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station — Higashi-takasu • █ Main Line • Line #3 • Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima Station — Higashi-takasu ==See also==