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
	Yusaka Onsen・Nakadōri	Takehara Station
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	Geiyo Bus Chūgoku JR Bus	Runs only on weekdays
Hiroshima Kokusai Daigaku Line	Ōsawa	Hiroshima International University	Chūgoku JR Bus
		Saijō Station

History

Higashi-Hiroshima Station opened on 13 March 1988.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan