Nishioguchi Station


Nishioguchi Station

西尾口駅
Nishioguchi Station in February 2019
General information
LocationShibakusa Yorizumicho, Nishio-shi, Aichi-ken 445-0073
Japan
Coordinates34°52′14″N 137°03′46″E / 34.8705°N 137.0627°E / 34.8705; 137.0627
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s)■ Meitetsu Nishio Line
Distance14.2 kilometers from Shin Anjō
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeGN09
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 5, 1928
Previous namesHekiden Nishioguchi (until 1944)
Passengers
FY2017278 daily
Location
Nishioguchi Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Nishioguchi Station
Nishioguchi Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Nishioguchi Station is located in Japan
Nishioguchi Station
Nishioguchi Station
Nishioguchi Station (Japan)
Platform

Nishioguchi Station (西尾口駅, Nishioguchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nishio, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Nishioguchi Station is served by the Meitetsu Nishio Line, and is located 14.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin Anjō.

Station layout

The station has one elevated side platform serving a single bi-directional track and the station building underneath. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagoya Railroad Nishio Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Sakuramachi-mae   Local   Nishio

Station history

Nishioguchi Station was opened on October 5, 1928, as a Hekiden Nishioguchi Station (碧電西尾口駅) on the privately held Hekikai Electric Railway. It was renamed to its present name on May 1, 1944, when the Hekikai Railway merged with the Meitetsu Group. The tracks were elevated in July 1989.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 278 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Nishio Municipal Hospital

See also

References

  1. ^ 西尾の統計􏱾􏰗􏰘􏲄􏲅􏰮􏰯􏲆􏲇􏰀􏰁􏰂􏰃 􏱘􏱿􏲀􏰜􏲁 􏱾􏲂􏲃 􏰗􏰘􏲄􏲅􏰮􏰯􏲆􏲇 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nishio City. 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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