:Nishinokuchi Station
{{short description|Railway station in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = 50px
Nishinokuchi Station
| native_name = 西ノ口駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Nishinokuchi station 01.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Nishinokuchi Station in December 2009
| other_name =
| address = 4-13 Sumiyoshichō, Tokoname-shi, Aichi-ken 479-0864
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|34.9266|N|136.8265|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| line = {{Colorbull|blue}} Meitetsu Tokoname Line
| distance = 25.4 kilometers from {{STN|Jingū-mae|x}}
| platforms = 2 island platforms
| connections =
| structure =
| code = TA18
| status = Unstaffed
| website = {{Official|1=https://www.meitetsu.co.jp/train/station_info/line06/station/2139.html }}
| opened = March 29, 1913
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 859 daily
| pass_year = FY2016
| map_type = Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Nishinokuchi Station
| services = {{adjstn|system=Meitetsu|line=Tokoname
|left1=Kabaike|to-left1=Central Japan International Airport|note-left1=File:MSN-TA19.svg|type1={{SLL|Express|blue|white}}|note-mid1=(2 trains, weekday mornings)|right1=Ōnomachi|note-right1=File:MSN-TA17.svg|oneway-right1=y
|left2=Tokoname|to-left2=Central Japan International Airport|note-left2=File:MSN-TA22.svg|type2={{SLL|Express|blue|white}}|note-mid2=(2 trains, weekday mornings)|right2=Ōnomachi|note-right2=File:MSN-TA17.svg|oneway-right2=y
|left3=Kabaike|note-left3=File:MSN-TA19.svg|type3={{SLL|Local|black|white}}|right3=Ōnomachi|note-right3=File:MSN-TA17.svg}}
}}
file:Nishinokuchi station 02.jpg
file:Rail Tracks map Meitetsu Nishinokuchi Station.svg
{{Nihongo|Nishinokuchi Station|西ノ口駅|Nishinokuchi-eki}} is a railway station in the city of Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
Nishinokuchi Station is served by the Meitetsu Tokoname Line. It is located 25.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Jingū-mae|x}}.
Station layout
The station has two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and it is unattended.
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|nidx=Tokoname Line|linecol=blue|dir=for {{STN|Tokoname|x}} and {{STN|Central Japan International Airport|x}} }}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Tokoname Line|linecol=blue|dir=for Tokoname and Central Japan International Airport}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|nidx=Tokoname Line|linecol=blue|dir=for {{STN|Ōtagawa|x}} and {{STN|Jingū-mae|x}} }}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|first=3|nidx=Tokoname Line|linecol=blue|dir=for Ōtagawa and Jingū-mae }}
Station history
Nishinokuchi Station was opened on March 29, 1913 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway Company. The Aichi Electric Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on August 1, 1935. The station was closed in 1944, but was reopened on September 15, 1946. In December 2004, the platforms were extended to be able to handle trains with a length of six carriages. In January 2005, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.{{Citation| last =鷲田 | first =鉄也 | date =September 2010| script-title=ja:クロニクル常滑線| periodical =週刊朝日百科 | series =週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 | place =Japan | publisher =Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc. | issue =9 | page =9 | language=Japanese | isbn = 978-4-02-340139-6 }}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 859 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.city.tokoname.aichi.jp/_res/projects/default_project/_page_/001/001/303/2018tokonamenotoukei8.pdf|title=ja:とこなめの統計 - 常滑市 10 運輸・通信|year= 2019|publisher= Tokoname City|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 5 September 2019}}
Surrounding area
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.meitetsu.co.jp/train/station_info/line06/station/2139.html Official web page] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Meitetsu Tokoname Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913