Nishi-Kuwana Station

Nishi-Kuwana Station 西桑名駅
New station building
Location	Kotobuki-cho 2-31, Kuwana, Mie （三重県桑名市寿町二丁目31） Japan
Operated by	Sangi Railway
Line(s)	Hokusei Line
History
Opened	1914
Previous names	Ōyamada (until 1931)
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	2412 daily

Nishi-Kuwana Station (西桑名駅, Nishi-Kuwana-eki) is a terminal railway station in Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located 20.4 rail kilometres from the opposing terminus of the Hokusei Line at Ageki Station. The station is immediately adjacent to Kuwana Station, which services the Kansai Main Line, Kintetsu Nagoya Line and the Yōrō Line

Lines

• Sangi Railway
  • Hokusei Line

Layout

Nishi-Kuwana Station has a single side platform.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Usage

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.

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

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.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nishi-Kuwana Station.

• Sangi Railway official home page

Coordinates: 35°03′56″N 136°41′02″E / 35.065437°N 136.683806°E / 35.065437; 136.683806