Nakashima Station

Railway station in Hiroshima, Japan

34°30′2.3″N 132°30′47.0″E / 34.500639°N 132.513056°E / 34.500639; 132.513056Operated by

JR WestLine(s)B Kabe LinePlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStation codeJR-B13WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJune 12, 1911; 113 years ago (1911-06-12)Passengers2020720 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Kabe B 14 towards Aki-Kameyama		Kabe Line		Kami-Yagi B 12 towards Hiroshima

Location
B 13 Nakashima Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Show map of Hiroshima Prefecture B 13 Nakashima Station B 13 Nakashima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nakashima Station (中島駅, Nakashima-eki) is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Kabe-Minami, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Station layout

Nakashima Station features one side platform handling one bidirectional track. It has a small waiting room with two bench seats. There is a unisex pit toilet next to the waiting room. The platform is unmanned, but features an automated ticket machine. The ticket gate accepts ICOCA passes as well as traditional tickets. Tickets for Nakashima are discarded in a box hanging next to the automated ticket machine. Improvements to raise the height and pitch of the platform and make improvements to the wheelchair ramp leading to the platform were completed in November 2012. An area for parking bicycles and two-wheeled vehicles is located on the far side of the station.

Platforms

■ Kabe Line

for Hiroshima, Kabe, Aki-Kameyama

History

1911-06-12: Nakashima Station opens
1936-09-01: The station is renamed Aki-Nakashima Station
1943-10-01: Station operations suspended
1956-10-01: Station reopens and is renamed Nakashima Station
1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Nakashima Station becomes a JR West station