Nishio Station (西尾駅, Nishio-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nishio, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.


Nishio Station

西尾駅
Nishio Station in July 2005
General information
Location4-18 Sumiyoshichō, Nishio-shi, Aichi-ken 445-0851
Japan
Coordinates34°51′51″N 137°03′27″E / 34.8643°N 137.0574°E / 34.8643; 137.0574
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Nishio Line
Distance15.0 kilometers from Shin Anjō
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeGN10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 30, 1911
Passengers
FY20175263 daily
Location
Nishio Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Nishio Station
Nishio Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Nishio Station is located in Japan
Nishio Station
Nishio Station
Nishio Station (Japan)
Platform
track layout

Lines

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Nishio Station is served by the Meitetsu Nishio Line, and is located 15.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin Anjō.

Station layout

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The station has one elevated island platform with the station building located underneath. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is attended.

Platforms

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1  Nishio Line for Shin Anjō, Meitetsu Nagoya and Kira Yoshida normal trains
2  Nishio Line for Shin Anjō, Meitetsu Nagoya and Kira Yoshida express trains

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nagoya Railroad Nishio Line
Sakurai   Limited Express   Terminus
Sakuramachi-mae   Express   Fukuchi
Nishioguchi   Local   Fukuchi

Station history

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Nishio Station was opened on October 30, 1911 as a station on the privately held Nishio Railway. It was relocated to its present location on October 1, 1928. On December 21, 1926 the Nishio Railway merged with the Aichi Electric Railway, which was acquired by the Meitetsu Group on August 1, 1935. The station building was completed in December 1973. The tracks were elevated in July 1989.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5263 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Nishio city hall
  • Nishio Shinken Bank head office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 西尾の統計􏱾􏰗􏰘􏲄􏲅􏰮􏰯􏲆􏲇􏰀􏰁􏰂􏰃 􏱘􏱿􏲀􏰜􏲁 􏱾􏲂􏲃 􏰗􏰘􏲄􏲅􏰮􏰯􏲆􏲇 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nishio City. 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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