Nishinokuchi Station | |
Native Name: | 西ノ口駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 4-13 Sumiyoshichō, Tokoname-shi, Aichi-ken 479-0864 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Meitetsu |
Line: | Meitetsu Tokoname Line |
Distance: | 25.4 kilometers from |
Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
Code: | TA18 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Opened: | March 29, 1913 |
Passengers: | 859 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2016 |
Map Type: | Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Nishinokuchi Station |
thumb|right|270px|Footbridgeright|thumb|250px|Track layout is a railway station in the city of Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Nishinokuchi Station is served by the Meitetsu Tokoname Line. It is located 25.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
The station has two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and it is unattended.
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.
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 859 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]