Nishi Biwajima Station

Location
	Nishi Biwajima Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Nishi Biwajima Station Nishi Biwajima Station (Japan)

Nishi-Biwajima Station

西枇杷島駅
; Nishi-Biwajima Station; 西枇杷島駅
	Nishi Biwajima Station , July 2008
General information
Location	37-2 Nishi Biwajima-cho, Kawaguchi, Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken 452-0042; Japan
Coordinates	35°11′42″N 136°51′55″E / 35.19500°N 136.86528°E
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Distance	71.6 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	NH41
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 23, 1914
Passengers
FY2013	830
Location
Location
	Nishi Biwajima Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Nishi Biwajima Station Nishi Biwajima Station (Japan)

Nishi Biwajima Station (西枇杷島駅, Nishi Biwajima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Nishi Biwajima Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, and is located 71.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi.

The station has two unnumbered island platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

South	■ Nagoya Main Line	For Meitetsu-Ichinomiya and Meitetsu-Gifu
North	■ Nagoya Main Line	For Meitetsu-Nagoya and Kanayama

Biwajima Junction as seen from the south, with the Meitetsu Main Line on the left and the Inuyama Line on the right

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

←	Service	→
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi Express: Does not stop at this station
Higashi-Biwajima	Local	Futatsuiri

Nishi Biwajima Station was opened on January 23, 1914.^[1] The station was closed in 1944 due to World War II, and was reopened on August 1, 1944.

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 830 passengers daily.

^ 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

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