Nishi-Kuwana Station

Nishi-Kuwana Station (西桑名駅, Nishi-Kuwana-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sangi Railway. The station is immediately adjacent to Kuwana Station, which services the Kansai Main Line, Kintetsu Nagoya Line and the Yōrō Line. The station is used primarily by morning and evening commuters to school and work. Many passengers proceed on to Nagoya and Yokkaichi via Kintetsu and JR at Kuwana Station.

Nishi-Kuwana Station 西桑名駅
New station building
General information
Location	Kotobuki-cho 2-31, Kuwana-shi, Mie-ken 511-0061 Japan
Coordinates	35°03′56″N 136°41′02″E
Operated by	Sangi Railway
Line(s)	■ Hokusei Line
Distance	20.4 km from Ageki
Platforms	1 side platform
History
Opened	April 5, 1914
Previous names	Ōyamada (until 1931)
Passengers
FY2019	2662 daily
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Lines

Nishi-Kuwana Station is a terminus of the Hokusei Line, and is located 20.4 kilometres from the opposing terminus of the line at Ageki Station.

Layout

The station consists of a single dead-headed side platform.

Platforms

1

■ Sangi Railway Hokusei Line

For Ageki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sangi Hokusei Line
Terminus		Local	Umamichi

History

• April 5, 1914: Station opens as part of Hokusei Railway under the name of Ōyamada Station (大山田駅　Ōyamada-eki).
• July 8, 1931: Station officially renamed Nishi-Kuwana Station.
• June 27, 1934: Hokusei Railway officially renamed Hokusei Electric Railway.
• February 11, 1944: Station falls under the ownership of Sanco following merger.
• November 1, 1961: Kuwana-Kyōbashi ~ Nishi-Kuwana section of Hokusei Line closes. Nishi-Kuwana becomes origin of Hokusei Line.
• February 1, 1964: Station falls under the ownership of Mie Electric Railway after railway division of Sanco splits off and forms separate company.
• April 1, 1965: Station falls under the ownership of Kintetsu following merger.
• May 1, 1977: Station moved slightly to the south.
• April 1, 2003: Kintetsu transfers control of Hokusei Line to Sangi Railway. Station falls under the ownership of Sangi.
• August 31, 2003: Heating and air conditioning installed in passenger waiting room.
• December 1, 2003: Automatic ticket gates installed. Fair adjustment machine installed.
• March 26, 2005: Hokusei Line control station moved from Nishi-Kuwana to Tōin.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2662 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kuwana Station (JR, Kintetsu, and Yōrō Railway)
• Nagashima Spa Land (via bus)
• Kuwana City Hall
• Kyūka Park, site of the old Kuwana Castle
• Part of Kuwana-juku, a station of the Tōkaidō
• Apita shopping center

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Nishi-Kuwana Station at Wikimedia Commons}

• Sangi Railway official home page