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Higashi-Hiroshima Station

東広島駅

Japanese name

Shinjitai

東広島駅

Kyūjitai

東廣嶋驛

Hiragana

ひがしひろしまえき

General information

Location

1-4-24 Minaga, Higashihiroshima City
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan

Coordinates

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Hiroshima towards Hakata or Hakata-Minami		San'yō Shinkansen Kodama		Mihara towards Shin-Ōsaka

Location
Higashi-Hiroshima Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Show map of Hiroshima Prefecture Higashi-Hiroshima Station Higashi-Hiroshima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Higashi-Hiroshima Station (東広島駅, Higashi-Hiroshima-eki, literally "East Hiroshima Station") is a railway station on the high-speed Sanyo Shinkansen in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Higashi-Hiroshima Station is served by the Sanyo Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka in the east to Hakata in the west. It is located 276.5 kilometers from Shin-Osaka and 791.9 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, with two centre tracks for passing trains. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ San'yō Shinkansen	for Hiroshima and Hakata
2	■ San'yō Shinkansen	for Okayama and Shin-Osaka

Buses

Name	Via	Destination	Company	Note
Saijō・Takehara Line	Fujigran-mae	Saijō Station	Geiyo Bus
Saijō・Takehara Line	Yusaka Onsen・Nakadōri	Takehara Station	Geiyo Bus
Saijō・Akitsu・Takehara Line	Fujigran-mae	Saijō Station	Geiyo Bus
		Akitsu Station (Hiroshima)
	Akitsu Station (Hiroshima)	Takehara Station
Hiroshima Daigaku Line	Higashi-Hiroshima Undō Kōen	Hiroshima University^[1]	Geiyo Bus Chūgoku JR Bus	Runs only on weekdays
Hiroshima Kokusai Daigaku Line	Ōsawa^[2]	Hiroshima International University	Chūgoku JR Bus
Hiroshima Kokusai Daigaku Line		Saijō Station	Chūgoku JR Bus

History

Higashi-Hiroshima Station opened on 13 March 1988.^[3]

References

^ You are able to transfer onto JR Bus Highway Bus Green Phoenix bound for Hiroshima Station and Hiroshima Bus Center
^ You are able to transfer onto Hiro・Kure Line bound for Hiro Station or Kure Station
^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.