Nishiharu Station
General information | |
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Location | Minamimachi-1 Kunotsubo, Kitanagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 481-0041[1] Japan |
Coordinates | 35°14′42″N 136°52′16″E / 35.2450°N 136.8712°E |
Operated by | Meitetsu |
Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Inuyama Line |
Distance | 5.9 kilometers from Biwajima |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | IY04 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | August 6, 1912 |
Passengers | |
FY2013 | 22,288 |
Location | |
Nishiharu Station (西春駅, Nishiharu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines[edit]
Nishiharu Station is served by the Meitetsu Inuyama Line, and is located 5.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Biwajima.
Station layout[edit]
The station has two island platforms with the elevated station building above and at a right angle to the tracks and platform. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Platforms[edit]
1, 2 | ■ Inuyama Line | For Iwakura and Inuyama |
3, 4 | ■ Inuyama Line | For Meitetsu-Nagoya and Fushimi |
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Platforms
Adjacent stations[edit]
« | Service | » | ||
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Nagoya Railroad | ||||
Inuyama Line | ||||
μSKY Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kami-Otai | Rapid Express | Iwakura | ||
Kami-Otai | Express | Iwakura | ||
Kami-Otai | Semi-Express | Iwakura | ||
Kami-Otai | Local | Tokushige-Nagoya Geidai |
Station history[edit]
Nishiharu Station was opened on August 6, 1912.[2] The station was reconstructed in March 1993 from dual opposed side platforms to its current configuration, and a new station building was completed.
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 22,288 passengers daily.
Surrounding area[edit]
- PareMarche Nishiharu
- ruins of Kunotsubo Castle
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 西春 [Nishiharu] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), "名古屋鉄道 1", 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, ISBN 9784023401389
External links[edit]
Media related to Nishiharu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)