Nishinokuchi Station (西ノ口駅, Nishinokuchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
 Nishinokuchi Station 西ノ口駅 | |||||
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 Nishinokuchi Station in December 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | TA18 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | March 29, 1913 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 859 daily | ||||
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Lines
editNishinokuchi 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
editThe station has two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and it is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 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 |
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Meitetsu Tokoname Line | ||||
| μSKY Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Ōnomachi | Express (2 trains for Central Japan Int'l Airport weekday mornings) | Kabaike Tokoname | ||
| Semi Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Ōnomachi | Local | Kabaike | ||
Station history
editNishinokuchi 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
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 859 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
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Media related to Nishinokuchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)