History
- 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.
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