Nishio Station

Nishio Station 西尾駅
Nishio Station
Location
Prefecture	Aichi (See other stations in Aichi)
City	Nishio
Neighborhood etc.	Sumiyoshi-cho 4-18
Postal Code	445 - 0851
(in Japanese)	愛知県西尾市住吉町四丁目18
History
Year opened	1911
Rail services
Operator(s)	Nagoya Railroad
Line(s)	Meitetsu Nishio Line
Statistics	4,762 passengers/day 2006

Nishio Station (西尾駅, Nishio-eki^?) is a train station on the Meitetsu Nishio Line located in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 15.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Nishio Line at Shin-Anjo.

History

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 Augusut 1, 1935. The station building was completed in December 1973. The tracks were elevated in July 1989.

Lines

• Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu)
  • Nishio Line

Layout

Nishio Station is an elevated station with a single island platform.

Platforms

1	■Meitetsu Nishio Line	For Shin-Anjō, Nagoya, and Tsushima
2	■Meitetsu Nishio Line	For Kira-Yoshida

Adjacent stations

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

External links

• (Japanese) Meitetsu Station information

Coordinates: 34°51′51″N 137°03′27″E / 34.8643°N 137.0574°E / 34.8643; 137.0574