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A hydrogen storage alloy electrode having a high capacity and excellent cycle characteristics is provided. The electrode is made from particulate active material comprising a hydrogen storage alloy of body-centered cubic crystal structure or body-centered tetragonal crystal structure, said hydrogen storage alloy being represented by the general formula TiaMbCrcMdLe, wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and Mo; M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, V, Zn, Zr, Ag, Hf, Ta, W, Al, Si, C, N, P and B; L is at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare-earth elements and Y; 0.2=a=0.7; 0.01=b=0.4; 0.1=c=0.7; 0=d=0.3; 0=e=0.03; and a+b+c+d+e=1.0, and said particulate active material having a Ti-Ni system alloy phase in the surface portion thereof.