Nishi-Aoyama Station

Nishi-Aoyama Station (西青山駅, Nishi-Aoyama-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Nishi-Aoyama Station

西青山駅
Nishi-Aoyama Station, August 2007
General information
Location1353-4 Aoyama, Iga-shi, Mie-ken 518-0205
Japan
Coordinates34.6763°N 136.2378°E / 34.6763; 136.2378
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Osaka Line
Distance83.8 km from Ōsaka Uehommachi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeD55
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 20, 1930
Passengers
FY201926 daily
Location
Nishi-Aoyama Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Nishi-Aoyama Station
Nishi-Aoyama Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Nishi-Aoyama Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Aoyama Station
Nishi-Aoyama Station
Nishi-Aoyama Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishi-Aoyama Station is served by the Osaka Line, and is located 83.8 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed island platforms, with the station building underneath. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Osaka Line for Ise-Nakagawa, Ujiyamada, Kashikojima, and Nagoya
2 ■ Osaka Line for Nabari, Yamato-Yagi and Osaka Uehommachi

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Osaka Line
Iga-Kōzu   Local   Higashi-Aoyama
Iga-Kōzu   Express   Higashi-Aoyama
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

Nishi-Aoyama Station opened on December 20, 1930, as a station on the Sangu Express Electric Railway. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line.[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944, to form Kintetsu.[2] The station has been unattended since 1997.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Kintetsu Company History
  3. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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