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

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Nakashima Station

中島駅
Nakashima Station building (April 17, 2005)
General information
Location1 Chome-2 Kabeminami, Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°30′2.3″N 132°30′47.0″E / 34.500639°N 132.513056°E / 34.500639; 132.513056
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s)B Kabe Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station codeJR-B13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 12, 1911; 113 years ago (1911-06-12)
Passengers
2020720 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kabe
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towards Aki-Kameyama
Kabe Line Kami-Yagi
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towards Hiroshima
Location
 B 13  Nakashima Station is located in Hiroshima Prefecture
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Nakashima Station
Location within Hiroshima Prefecture
 B 13  Nakashima Station is located in Japan
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Nakashima Station
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Nakashima Station (Japan)

Station layout

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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

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1  Kabe Line for Hiroshima, Kabe, Aki-Kameyama

History

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  • 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

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