The former south entrance of Hiroshima Station, now permanently closed.
Hiroshima Station has two main entrances: the north — or Shinkansen — entrance, and the south entrance. Until the 1975 opening of the Shinkansen service, the Shinkansen entrance was called the "north entrance", and many local residents, newspapers, and real estate advertisements continue to refer to it as the "north entrance".
A pedestrian tunnel connects the area in front of the Shinkansen entrance to an underground plaza underneath the south entrance to Hiroshima Station. The tunnel includes many gift shops and restaurants, as well as two exits to Fukuya, one to the Hiroshima Station Tram Stop, one in front of the Hiroshima Higashi Post Office, and one directly in front of the south entrance to Hiroshima Station.
Elevator and escalator access is available for several of the entrances. Events are sometimes held in the large area of the underground plaza in front of the entrance to Fukuya.
Prior to 2017, the south entrance connected the plaza outside directly to the platform for track 1; passengers wishing to access any other track from the south entrance were forced to first enter onto the track 1 platform and then ascend to the concourse above. Similarly, passengers wishing to exit the south entrance after arriving on any other platform were forced to descend from the concourse level to the track 1 platform to exit. To eliminate this bottleneck, the concourse level was expanded and a new south entrance was added slightly to the east of the old one. This design, which is standard for major Japanese rail stations, enables direct access to the concourse level from the south entrance. The new south section of the station was opened on May 28, 2017, and the old south entrance is now under construction. The new south exit and Hiroden platforms will be completely rebuilt. It is planned to reopen in 2025. The south exit is still usable, but often gets rerouted.
Platformsedit
Shinkansen at Hiroshima StationPlatform sign at Hiroshima Station, between Tenjingawa and Shin-Hakushima Stations
The Shinkansen station has two island platforms which serve a total of four tracks. The non-Shinkansen lines use three island platforms and one side platform serving eight tracks.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hiroshima Station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hiroshima Station 広島駅 Hiroshima eki is a major railway station in Minami ku Hiroshima Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company JR West Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines and all San yō Shinkansen trains stop here B 01 G 01 P 01 R 01 Y 01 Hiroshima Station広島駅Southern side of the station buildingJapanese nameShinjitai広島駅Kyujitai廣島驛HiraganaひろしまえきGeneral informationLocation2 37 Matsubara chō Minami Ward Hiroshima CityHiroshima PrefectureJapanOperated byJR WestLine s San yō Shinkansen G R San yō Line P Geibi Line B Kabe Line Y Kure Line Hiroden Main Line RouteConnectionsBus terminal Hiroden HiroshimaConstructionStructure typeElevated Shinkansen At grade conventional lines Other informationStation codeJR G01JR R01JR Y01JR B01JR P01HistoryOpened10 June 1894 129 years ago 1894 06 10 ServicesPreceding station JR West Following stationShin Yamaguchitowards Hakata San yō ShinkansenMizuho Fukuyamatowards Shin ŌsakaTokuyamatowards Hakata San yō ShinkansenSakuraSan yō ShinkansenNozomiShin Iwakunitowards Hakata San yō ShinkansenHikari Miharatowards Shin ŌsakaShin Iwakunitowards Hakata or Hakata Minami San yō ShinkansenKodama Higashi Hiroshimatowards Shin ŌsakaOther servicesB G R P YPreceding station JR West Following stationShin Hakushimatowards Aki Kameyama Kabe LineRapid Yanotowards HiroshimaTerminus Geibi LineLocalMiyoshi Liner Yagatowards NiimiYokogawatowards Iwakuni San yō LineCity Liner TerminusShin Hakushimatowards Iwakuni San yō LineRapid Kaitaichitowards MiharaSan yō LineLocal Tenjingawatowards MiharaTerminus Kure LineRapid Yanotowards MiharaKure LineAkiji Liner Kaitaichitowards MiharaKure LineetSETOra Kuretowards MiharaKure LineLocal Tenjingawatowards MiharaLocationHiroshima StationLocation within Hiroshima PrefectureShow map of Hiroshima PrefectureHiroshima StationHiroshima Station Japan Show map of Japan Contents 1 Station layout 1 1 Platforms 1 2 Hiroden 1 2 1 Routes 1 2 2 Connections 1 2 3 History 2 History 3 Connecting bus routes 3 1 Chugoku JR Bus 3 2 Hiroden Bus 3 3 Hiroshima Bus 3 4 Geiyo Bus 3 5 Hiroshima Kotsu 4 Highway access 5 Surrounding area 5 1 South 5 2 North 6 See also 7 External linksStation layout edit nbsp The former south entrance of Hiroshima Station now permanently closed Hiroshima Station has two main entrances the north or Shinkansen entrance and the south entrance Until the 1975 opening of the Shinkansen service the Shinkansen entrance was called the north entrance and many local residents newspapers and real estate advertisements continue to refer to it as the north entrance A pedestrian tunnel connects the area in front of the Shinkansen entrance to an underground plaza underneath the south entrance to Hiroshima Station The tunnel includes many gift shops and restaurants as well as two exits to Fukuya one to the Hiroshima Station Tram Stop one in front of the Hiroshima Higashi Post Office and one directly in front of the south entrance to Hiroshima Station Elevator and escalator access is available for several of the entrances Events are sometimes held in the large area of the underground plaza in front of the entrance to Fukuya Prior to 2017 the south entrance connected the plaza outside directly to the platform for track 1 passengers wishing to access any other track from the south entrance were forced to first enter onto the track 1 platform and then ascend to the concourse above Similarly passengers wishing to exit the south entrance after arriving on any other platform were forced to descend from the concourse level to the track 1 platform to exit To eliminate this bottleneck the concourse level was expanded and a new south entrance was added slightly to the east of the old one This design which is standard for major Japanese rail stations enables direct access to the concourse level from the south entrance The new south section of the station was opened on May 28 2017 and the old south entrance is now under construction The new south exit and Hiroden platforms will be completely rebuilt It is planned to reopen in 2025 The south exit is still usable but often gets rerouted Platforms edit nbsp Shinkansen at Hiroshima Station nbsp Platform sign at Hiroshima Station between Tenjingawa and Shin Hakushima StationsThe Shinkansen station has two island platforms which serve a total of four tracks The non Shinkansen lines use three island platforms and one side platform serving eight tracks 1 2 San yō Main Line down for Miyajimaguchi Iwakuni and Tokuyama Kabe Line for Ōmachi Midorii and Kabe3 4 Kure Line for Kure Hiro and Takehara Kabe Line for Ōmachi Midorii and Kabe San yō Main Line down for Miyajimaguchi Iwakuni and Tokuyama San yō Main Line up for Saijō Mihara and Fukuyama5 7 San yō Main Line up for Saijō Mihara and Fukuyama Kure Line for Kure Hiro and Takehara8 9 Geibi Line for Shiwaguchi and Miyoshi11 12 nbsp San yō Shinkansen down for Shin Yamaguchi Hakata Kumamoto and Kagoshima Chuō13 14 nbsp San yō Shinkansen up for Okayama Shin Ōsaka and TokyoOther tracks 0 formerly a platform for the Ujina Line 10 formerly a platform for freight servicesHiroden edit Hiroshima Station広島駅General informationLocationMatsubara cho Minami ku HiroshimaJapanOperated byHiroshima Electric RailwayLine s Hiroden Main LineRoute nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Connections Hiroshima Station for Sanyo Shinkansen Sanyo Main Line Kure Line Kabe Line and Geibi LineOther informationStation codeM1 H1HistoryOpened23 November 1912 nbsp A tram arriving from Eba nbsp A tram leaving for Hiroshima Port The Hiroshima Station tram stop 広島駅電停 Hiroshima eki dentei 34 23 52 N 132 28 32 E 34 39778 N 132 47556 E 34 39778 132 47556 is a terminal station of the Main Line of Hiroshima Electric Railway located in front of JR Hiroshima Station Routes edit From Hiroshima Station there are four of Hiroden Streetcar routes on the Main Line nbsp Hiroshima Station Hiroshima Port Route nbsp Hiroshima Station Hiroden miyajima guchi Route nbsp Hiroshima Station via Hijiyama shita Hiroshima Port Route nbsp Hiroshima Station Eba RouteConnections edit Main Line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Hiroshima Station Enkobashi cho dd History edit Opened as Honeki mae tram stop on November 23 1912 Renamed to Hiroshima ekimae on March 30 1960 Renamed to Hiroshima eki as the present name Hiroshima Station on December 1 2001 History edit nbsp Hiroshima Station in October 1945 showing the damage caused by the atomic bombOpened as a station of the Sanyo Railway and started both passenger and freight services between Itozaki Station on June 10 1894 Opened the train services between Tokuyama Station on September 25 1897 Nationalized as the station of the Japan National Railways on December 1 1906 Opened Hiroden Hon ekimae a stop in front of Hiroshima Station on November 23 1912 Station building was destroyed in the atomic bombing on August 6 1945 The Hiroden stop in front of the Hiroshima Station is renamed Hiroshima Ekimae on March 30 1960 Completed the current station building and called Hiroshima Minshu Eki Hiroshima the people s Station in December 1965 Freight services transferred to Higashi Hiroshima Station now Hiroshima Freight Terminal on March 1 1969 Stopped the passenger train services on Ujina Line on March 31 1972 Started the train services on the Sanyō Shinkansen and renamed the north entrance as the Shinkansen Entrance on March 10 1975 Privatized and started operation as a station of the JR West on April 1 1987 Redecorated the south entrance and named the building as ASSE in April 1999 The Hiroden stop in front of Hiroshima Station is renamed Hiroshima Station Tram Stop on November 1 2001 The Hiroshima Station Shinkansen entrance begins using automated ticket gates on February 27 2005 Spring 2007 All station entrances began using automated ticket gates Summer 2007 The ICOCA card was introduced at Hiroshima Station and all stations within the Hiroshima City Network May 2017 The old south entrance was closed and the new south entrance was opened Connecting bus routes editChugoku JR Bus edit Chugoku JR bus services are operated between Hiroshima Station at the Shinkansen entrance North side and next stations via Hiroshima Bus Center Tokyo Station Yaesu entrance Yokohama Station Nagoya Station and Sakae Bus Terminal Kyoto Station Karasuma entrance Osaka Station Sakurabashi entrance and USJ Nanba Station and Tennoji Station Takamatsu Station Hiroshima Airport limousine busHiroden Bus edit Airport limousine bus service is operated from Shinkansen entrance North side Hiroshima Airport limousine busOther bus services are operated from Shinkansen entrance and Minami entrance South side Hiroshima Bus edit Airport limousine bus service is operated from Shinkansen entrance North side Hiroshima Airport Limousine busOther bus services are operated from Minami entrance South side Geiyo Bus edit Airport limousine bus service is operated from Shinkansen entrance North side Hiroshima Airport Limousine busOther bus services are operated from Minami entrance South side Tadanoumi Station Onori Station Takehara Station Mihara Station Saijo StationHiroshima Kotsu edit Airport limousine bus service is operated from Shinkansen entrance North side Hiroshima Airport Limousine busOther bus services are operated from Minami entrance South side Highway access editJapan National Route 54 Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 Hiroshima Miyoshi Route Hiroshima Prefectural Route 70 Hiroshima Nakashima Route Hiroshima Prefectural Route 84 Higashi Kaita Hiroshima Route Hiroshima Prefectural Route 164 Hiroshima Kaita Route Hiroshima Prefectural Route 264 Nakayama Onaga Route Surrounding area edit nbsp Fukuya Hiroshima Ekimae Store located in front of Hiroshima Station April 2005 South edit ASSE the station building Yale Yale A kan Fukuya Hiroshima Ekimae Store Hiroshima Higashi Post Office formerly known as Hiroshima Chuō Post Office Aiyu ichiba Futaba Books Giga Hiroshima Ekimae Store Hiroshima City Noboricho Junior High School Sadako Sasaki was enrolled here Mazda StadiumNorth edit Hotel Granvia Hiroshima Hiroshima General Hospital of West Japan Railway West Japan Railway Hiroshima Office Hiroshima Higashi Ward Office Hiroshima City Higashi Ward Library Onaga Elementary School Futaba Junior High school Setouchi High SchoolSee also editHiroden Streetcar Lines and RoutesExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hiroshima Station JR West station information in Japanese 34 23 54 N 132 28 33 E 34 39833 N 132 47583 E 34 39833 132 47583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hiroshima Station amp oldid 1217037198 Hiroden, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
