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Nishi Biwajima Station

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Operated by
  
Meitetsu

Passengers (2006)
  
156,258

Opened
  
1914

Line(s)
  
Nagoya Main Line

Address
  
Japan

Nishi-Biwajima Station

Location
  
37-2 Nishi Biwajima-cho, Kawaguchi, Kiyosu, Aichi （愛知県清須市西枇杷島町川口37-2） Japan

Similar
  
Biwajima Station, Futatsuiri Station, Higashi‑Biwajima Station, Shinkawabashi Station, Shimo‑Otai Station

Nishi-Biwajima Station (西枇杷島駅, Nishi Biwajima-eki) is a railway station operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu, located in Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan. It is located 71.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Nagoya Main Line at Toyohashi Junction.

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Lines

Nishi-Biwajima Station is served by the following lines.

  • Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
  • Meitetsu Inuyama Line

    • Station layout

    Nishi-Biwajima Station has two island platforms connected by a level crossing.

    Junctions

  • Biwajima Junction (枇杷島分岐点, Biwajima Bunkiten), where the northbound Inuyama line diverges from the northbound Main Line
  • Shimosuiri Junction (下砂杁信号場, Shimosuiri Shingōjō), where the southbound lines diverge

    • History

    Nishi-Biwajima Station was opened on January 23, 1914. The station was closed in 1944 due to World War II, and was reopened on August 1, 1944. The station became unattended from February 2004.

    References

    Nishi-Biwajima Station Wikipedia
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