Nishinokuchi Station
Nishinokuchi Station 西ノ口駅 | |||||||||||||||||
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Nishinokuchi Station in December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 4-13 Sumiyoshichō, Tokoname-shi, Aichi-ken 479-0864 Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°55′36″N 136°49′35″E / 34.9266°N 136.8265°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Meitetsu | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Tokoname Line | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 25.4 kilometers from Jingū-mae | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||
| Station code | TA18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 29, 1913 | ||||||||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 859 daily | ||||||||||||||||
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Nishinokuchi Station (西ノ口駅, Nishinokuchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
Nishinokuchi Station is served by the Meitetsu Tokoname Line. It is located 25.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Jingū-mae.
Station layout
The station has two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and it is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tokoname Line | for Tokoname and Central Japan International Airport |
| 2 | ■ Tokoname Line | for Tokoname and Central Japan International Airport |
| 3 | ■ Tokoname Line | for Ōtagawa and Jingū-mae |
| 4 | ■ Tokoname Line | for Ōtagawa and Jingū-mae |
Station history
Nishinokuchi Station was opened on March 29, 1913 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway Company. The Aichi Electric Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on August 1, 1935. The station was closed in 1944, but was reopened on September 15, 1946. In December 2004, the platforms were extended to be able to handle trains with a length of six carriages. In January 2005, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 859 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), クロニクル常滑線, 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 9, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., p. 9, ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6
- ^ "ja:とこなめの統計 - 常滑市 10 運輸・通信" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokoname City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
Media related to Nishinokuchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)