Nishiharu Station

Nishiharu Station (西春駅, Nishiharu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Nishiharu Station 西春駅
West Exit of Nishiharu Station, June 2018
General information
Location	Minamimachi-1 Kunotsubo, Kitanagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 481-0041[1] Japan
Coordinates	35.2450°N 136.8712°E / 35.2450; 136.8712
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Inuyama Line
Distance	5.9 kilometers from Biwajima
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	IY04
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 6, 1912
Passengers
FY2013	22,288
Location Nishiharu Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Nishiharu Station Nishiharu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

East Exit of Nishiharu Station

Lines

Nishiharu Station is served by the Meitetsu Inuyama Line, and is located 5.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Biwajima.

Station layout

The station has two island platforms with the elevated station building above and at a right angle to the tracks and platform. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Inuyama Line	For Iwakura and Inuyama
3, 4	■ Inuyama Line	For Meitetsu-Nagoya and Fushimi

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  Platforms

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagoya Railroad
Inuyama Line
μSKY Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Kami-Otai		Rapid Express		Iwakura
Kami-Otai		Express		Iwakura
Kami-Otai		Semi-Express		Iwakura
Kami-Otai		Local		Tokushige-Nagoya Geidai

Station history

Nishiharu Station was opened on August 6, 1912.^[2] The station was reconstructed in March 1993 from dual opposed side platforms to its current configuration, and a new station building was completed.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 22,288 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• PareMarche Nishiharu
• ruins of Kunotsubo Castle

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 西春 [Nishiharu] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
2. 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), "名古屋鉄道 1", 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, ISBN 9784023401389

External links

Media related to Nishiharu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official web page (in Japanese)