Nakashima Station

Nakashima Station (中島駅, Nakashima-eki) is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Kabe-Minami, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Nakashima Station

中島駅
Nakashima Station building (April 17, 2005)
Location1 Chome-2 Kabeminami, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima-shi
Japan
Coordinates34°30′2.3″N 132°30′47.0″E
Operated by JR West
Line(s) B  Kabe Line
Tracks1
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 12, 1911 (1911-06-12)
Passengers
2015631 daily
Location
Nakashima Station
Location within Japan

Station layout

Nakashima Station features one side platform handling one bidirectional track. It has a small waiting room with two bench seats. There is a unisex pit toilet next to the waiting room. The platform is unmanned, but features an automated ticket machine. The ticket gate accepts ICOCA passes as well as traditional tickets. Tickets for Nakashima are discarded in a box hanging next to the automated ticket machine. Improvements to raise the height and pitch of the platform and make improvements to the wheelchair ramp leading to the platform were completed in November 2012. An area for parking bicycles and two-wheeled vehicles is located on the far side of the station.

Platforms
1 ■ Kabe Line for Hiroshima, Kabe, Aki-Kameyama

History
  • 1911-06-12: Nakashima Station opens
  • 1936-09-01: The station is renamed Aki-Nakashima Station
  • 1943-10-01: Station operations suspended
  • 1956-10-01: Station reopens and is renamed Nakashima Station
  • 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Nakashima Station becomes a JR West station

Surrounding area

Adjacent stations
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Kabe Line
Kami-Yagi   Local   Kabe
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