Hiroshima Station - History

History

  • Opened 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.
  • Destroyed the station building 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

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