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

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Higashihiroshima Station 東広島駅
General information
Location	1-4-24 Minaga, Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken Japan
Coordinates	34°23′22″N 132°45′35″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Sanyo Shinkansen
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	13 March 1988
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Hiroshima towards Hakata San'yō Shinkansen Kodama Mihara towards Shin-Ōsaka
Location
Higashihiroshima Station Location within Japan

Lines

Higashihiroshima Station is served by the Sanyo Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka in the east to Hakata in the west.

Station layout

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

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[1]	Geiyo Bus Chūgoku JR Bus	Runs only on weekdays
Hiroshima Kokusai Daigaku Line	Ōsawa[2]	Hiroshima International University	Chūgoku JR Bus
		Saijō Station

History

The station opened on 13 March 1988.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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