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Railway station in Hamamatsu, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nishi-Kiga Station (西気賀駅, Nishi-Kiga-eki) is a railway station in Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad.
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Nishi-Kiga Station 西気賀駅 | |||||
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Nishi-Kiga Station in March 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Horie-cho, Kiga, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-1305 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′09″N 137°37′19″E | ||||
| Operated by | Tenryū Hamanako Railroad | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tenryū Hamanako Line | ||||
| Distance | 47.7 kilometers from Kakegawa | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 1, 1938 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 38 daily | ||||
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Nishi-Kiga Station is served by the Tenryū Hamanako Line, and is located 47.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kakegawa Station.
The station has opposing island platforms joined by a level crossing within the station. The adjacent wooden station building is unmanned, also contains a restaurant. The station building, and waiting room on the platform are protected as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan since 2011.[1][2]
Nishi-Kiga Station was established on April 1, 1938 as a station of the Japan National Railways Futamata Line. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from June 1970. On March 15, 1987, the station came under the control of the Tenryū Hamanako Line.[3]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
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