Nishi Shinminato Station (西新湊駅, Nishi Shinminato Eki) is a city tram station on the Man'yōsen Shinminatokō Line in Nishi Shinminato area of Imizu, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
Nishi Shinminato Station 西新湊駅 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Imizu, Toyama Japan |
| Operated by | Man'yosen |
| Line(s) | Man'yōsen Shinminatokō Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1933 |
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History
editThe station opened in 1933. The original station name was Chūgakkōmae, meaning Middle School. The station name was changed in 1949 to Nishi Shinminato, in 1985 to Shinminato Shiyakusho-mae (meaning Shinminato City Hall) and in 2005 to Imizu City Shinminato Chōsha-mae (meaning Imizu City Shinminato Office). The station name was restored to Nishi Shinminato from October 11, 2016 as the city office was relocated.[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Toyama Prefectural Shinminato Senior High School
References
edit- ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (September 28, 2016). "4度目の改称で昔の名前に…万葉線の新湊庁舎前駅が「西新湊」に" [Fourth renaming to an old name. Shinminato Chōsha-mae Station on Man'yōsen to be renamed Nishi Shinminato.]. Response (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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| Shinmachiguchi | Shinminatokō Line | Shōgawaguchi |
36°46′52.75″N 137°4′43.04″E / 36.7813194°N 137.0786222°E
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