Nishi-Kiga Station
Nishi-Kiga Station 西気賀駅 | |
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Location | Horie-cho, Kiga, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-1305 Japan |
Coordinates | 34°48′09″N 137°37′19″E / 34.80250°N 137.62194°ECoordinates: 34°48′09″N 137°37′19″E / 34.80250°N 137.62194°E |
Operated by | Tenryū Hamanako Railroad |
Line(s) | ■ Tenryū Hamanako Line |
Distance | 47.7 kilometers from Kakegawa |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Other information | |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | April 1, 1938 |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 38 daily |
Location | |
Nishi-Kiga Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture |
Nishi-Kiga Station (西気賀駅, Nishi-Kiga-eki) is a railway station in Kita-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad.
Lines[]
Nishi-Kiga Station is served by the Tenryū Hamanako Line, and is located 47.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kakegawa Station.
Station layout[]
The station has opposing island platforms joined by a level crossing within the station. The adjacent wooden station building is unmanned, also contains a restaurant. The station building, and waiting room on the platform are protected as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan since 2011.[1][2]
Adjacent stations[]
« | Service | » | ||
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Tenryū Hamanako Railroad | ||||
Tenryū Hamanako Line | ||||
Kiga | - | Sunza |
Station history[]
Nishi-Kiga Station was established on April 1, 1938 as a station of the Japan National Railways Futamata Line. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from June 1970. After the privatization of JNR on March 15, 1987, the station came under the control of the Tenryū Hamanako Line.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area[]
See also[]
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
References[]
- ^ "天竜浜名湖鉄道西気賀駅本屋" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
- ^ "天竜浜名湖鉄道西気賀駅待合所" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
External links[]
Media related to Nishi-Kiga Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Station information (in Japanese)
- Railway stations in Shizuoka Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1938
- Stations of Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
- Railway stations in Hamamatsu