広島地区では山陽本線を軸に、呉線や可部線の電車が都市圏の移動を支えています。瀬戸内海沿岸を結ぶ幹線と支線で、直流電化の在来線網が形づくられています。
Electric trains around Hiroshima serve the Sanyo Main Line and the Kure and Kabe Lines. Together, these DC-electrified conventional lines connect the city with communities along the Seto Inland Sea and its suburban branches.