Mihara is a regional rail hub in eastern Hiroshima Prefecture, positioned on the Sanyo corridor between Hiroshima, Fukuyama, and Okayama. The city is served by one main passenger train station, Mihara Station, where JR West operates both Shinkansen and conventional railway services. Its role is important for travelers moving between the Sanyo Shinkansen and local rail lines along the Seto Inland Sea.
Services from Mihara include Sanyo Shinkansen trains, mainly stopping-pattern services for travel across western Honshu, plus JR West regional trains on the Sanyo Main Line and the Kure Line. Mihara Station handles high-speed train tickets, local rail departures, and transfers between long-distance and coastal services. The Kure Line begins at Mihara and follows the coast toward Takehara, Kure, and the Hiroshima area.
Rail routes from Mihara run west toward Hiroshima and Iwakuni, east toward Fukuyama, Okayama, and the Kansai region, and southwest along the coast toward Takehara and Kure. Common rail destinations include Hiroshima, Fukuyama, Okayama, Shin-Osaka, Onomichi, and Kure. Book trains from and to Mihara online at Rail Monsters.