Hiroden Hiroshima Port Station
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Hiroshima Port Station is a Hiroden terminal station
Terminal Station
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 on Hiroden Ujina Line
Hiroden Ujina Line
The is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been operated since 1912.The total distance of the line is 5.7 kilometers. Routes 1, 3, 5 and 7 operate on the line. The line has 20 stations, numbered M9 and U1 through U18.-Stations:...

, located in Ujinakaigan 1-chome, Minami-ku
Minami-ku, Hiroshima
is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, Japan....

, Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...

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Routes

From Hiroshima Port Station, there are three of Hiroden Streetcar routes.
  • Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima Port Route
  • Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima - Hiroshima Port Route
  • Hiroshima Station - (via Hijiyama-shita) - Hiroshima Port Route

Platforms

  • A for
  • B and C for and

Connections

Ujina Line
Motoujina-guchi
Hiroden Motoujina-guchi Station
Motoujina-guchi is a Hiroden station on Hiroden Ujina Line, located in Minami-ku, Hiroshima.-Routes:From Motoujina-guchi Station, there are three of Hiroden Streetcar routes.* Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima Port Route...

 — Hiroshima Port

Other services connections

  • Ferries
    Ferry
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     and hydrofoil
    Hydrofoil
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    s for Matsuyama
    Matsuyama, Ehime
    is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on the Shikoku island of Japan. It is located on the northeastern portion of the Dōgo Plain. Its name means "pine mountain." The city was founded on December 15, 1889....

    , Imabari
    Imabari, Ehime
    is a city located in Ehime, Japan. It is the second largest city in Ehime prefecture.Following a recent merger, the city has an estimated population of 172,384 and density of 410.87 persons per km². The total area is .-Transportation:...

    , Kure
    Kure, Hiroshima
    is a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 240,820 and a population density of 681 persons per km². The total area is 353.74 km².- History :...

    , Miyajima
    Itsukushima
    is an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as , the Shrine Island. The island is one of . Itsukushima is part of the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture...

    , Etajima
    Etajima, Hiroshima
    is a city located on the island of Etajima in Hiroshima Bay in southwestern Hiroshima, Japan.The city was formed on November 1, 2004 from the merger of the town of Etajima from Aki District with three towns from Saeki District: Nōmi, Ōgaki, and Okimi.As of March 1, 2008 population data, the city...

     and some other islands in Seto Inland Sea.

History

  • Opened as "Ujina" tram stop on April 1, 1951.
  • Rebuilt on October 1, 1967.
  • Renamed to "Hiroshima Port" on November 1, 2001.
  • Moved and Rebuilt on March 29, 2003 at the present place.

See also


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