History
JA Hiroshimabyoin-mae Station (M34) is on the Hiroden Miyajima Line in Jigozen 1-chōme, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, in front of the JA Hiroshima Kōseiren General Hospital. It opened on 1 September 1998 between Miyauchi and Jigozen as a petition station requested by the JA Hiroshima Welfare Federation, which had been lobbying Hiroden for a new station for thirteen years and bore the roughly 120 million yen construction cost. The opening was timed to precede the November 1998 completion of a new ward at the adjacent hospital. From 17 August 1999 morning-rush short-turn services began terminating here. Because the line's older high-floor cars had already been retired by the time the station opened, JA Hiroshimabyoin-mae was built with low platforms from the start, and the step-free roofed walkway between the station and the hospital became a benchmark for Hiroden's subsequent station accessibility upgrades.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-25.
Where the English and Japanese sources differ, this account follows the Japanese source.
Notes
JA Hiroshimabyoin-mae is the only railway station in Japan whose name carries the "JA" (agricultural cooperative) brand, despite JA-affiliated facilities being widespread across the country — a consequence of its construction having been funded by the JA Hiroshima Welfare Federation rather than the rail operator.