title: Nishitakaya Station
text: # Nishitakaya Station
  
  Nishitakaya Station (西高屋駅, Nishitakaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nishitakaya Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 268.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
  
  ## Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ G Sanyō Main Line | for Mihara and Fukuyama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ G Sanyō Main Line | for Saijō and Hiroshima |
  
  ## History
  
  Nishitakaya Station was opened on 13 July 1917 as Takaya Signal Stop (高屋信号場) . It was elevated to a station on 1 October 1926. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4949 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kindai University Hiroshima Campus
  * Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Junior and Senior High School
  * Kindai University Hiroshima High School/Junior High School Higashi-Hiroshima School
  * Higashihiroshima Municipal Takamigaoka Junior High School
  