Genbaku Dome-mae Station

Genbaku Dome-mae (Atomic Bomb Dome) is a Hiroden tram stop on the Hiroden Main Line, located in front of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Ote-machi 1-chome, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.^[1]

Atomic Bomb Dome Station 原爆ドーム前
General information
Location	Ote-machi 1-chome, Naka-ku, Hiroshima Japan
Operated by	Hiroshima Electric Railway
Line(s)	█ Hiroden Main Line Route
Other information
Station code	M10
History
Opened	November 23, 1912

A-Bomb memorial car 651 and 652 at Genbaku Dome-mae in 2006 A-Bomb Memorial Day

Right after the tram left the station to "Honkawa-cho", the tram across "Aioi bridge", and "Atomic Bomb Dome" can be seen on the left (south)

Routes

From Genbaku Dome-mae Station, there are four of Hiroden Streetcar routes.

• Hiroshima Station - Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Route
• Hiroden-nishi-hiroshima - Hiroshima Port Route
• Hiroshima Station - Eba Route
• Yokogawa Station - Hiroden-honsha-mae Route

Connections

█ Main Line

Kamiya-cho-nishi—Genbaku Dome-mae (Atomic Bomb Dome)—Honkawa-cho

Around station

• Hiroshima Peace Memorial
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
• Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
• Aioi Bridge - the target of the Atomic Bomb
• ALSOK Hall
• Sogo
• Hiroshima City Children's Library
• Hiroshima Children's Museum

History

• Completion was started on November 23, 1912.
• Opened as "Yagura-no-shita" on December 8, 1912.
• Renamed to "Aioi-bashi" in 1929.
• Service was stopped on June 10, 1944 due to World War II.
• Service restarted on September 7, 1945 after World War II.
• Renamed to "Genbaku Dome-mae" on December 16, 1974.

See also

• Hiroden Streetcar Lines and Routes

References

1. "Hiroshima Electric Railway Route Map". Hiroshima Electric Railway Co. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

34.3961°N 132.4541°E / 34.3961; 132.4541