History
Ushita Station (Hiroshima) opened on 20 August 1994 with the Hiroshima Rapid Transit Astram Line. From the 20 March 1999 timetable revision newly introduced express services skipped it, but the express category was discontinued on 20 March 2004 and all services have called here again since. The station became a commission-operated stop in 2001, PASPY service began on 8 August 2009, and in 2015 the platform display boards and station announcements were updated to match those at the new Shin-Hakushima Station.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-22.
Notes
From its opening Ushita has carried the sub-name "Big Wave mae" — taken from the nickname of the Hiroshima City Indoor Pool in front of the station — and after naming-rights sponsorship was introduced, parts of the in-station signage were updated to "Hiroshin Big Wave mae". The station has a single island platform serving two tracks on a viaduct, with tickets and gates one level below, and the station colour is green.