Nishibessho Station

Nishibessho Station (西別所駅, Nishibessho-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sangi Railway.

Nishibessho Station 西別所駅
Nishibessho Station
General information
Location	Nishibessho, Kuwana-shi, Mie-ken 511-0851 Japan
Coordinates	35°03′34.85″N 136°39′57.07″E
Operated by	Sangi Railway
Line(s)	■ Hokusei Line
Distance	2.0 km from Nishi-Kuwana
Platforms	1 side platform
History
Opened	April 5, 1914
Passengers
FY2019	166 daily
Location Nishibessho Station Location within Mie Prefecture Nishibessho Station Nishibessho Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishibessho Station is served by the Hokusei Line, and is located 2.0 kilometres from the terminus of the line at Nishi-Kuwana Station.

Layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1

■ Sangi Railway Hokusei Line

For Nishi-Kuwana For Ageki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sangi Hokusei Line
Umamichi		Local	Rengeji

History

Nishibessho Station was opened on April 5, 1914 as a station on the Hokusei Railway, which became the Hokusei Electric Railway on June 27, 1934. On April 20, 1977, the platform was extended by an additional five meters. Through a series of mergers, the line became part of the Kintetsu network by April 1, 1965, but was spun out as an independent company on April 1, 2003. A new station building was completed on March 25, 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 166 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Kuwana Nishibessho Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Nishibessho Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Sangi Railway official home page