Nishibessho Station

Nishibessho Station
西別所駅
Nishibessho Station
Location
Prefecture Mie
(See other stations in Mie)
City Kuwana
Neighborhood etc. Nishibessho
Postal code511 - 0851
(in Japanese)三重県桑名市大字西別所
History
Year opened 1914
Rail services
Operator(s) Sangi Railway
Line(s) Hokusei Line
Statistics 173 passengers/day 2011

Nishibessho Station (西別所駅 Nishibessho-eki) is a railway station in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located 2.0 rail kilometres from the terminus of the Hokusei Line at Nishi-Kuwana Station.

Lines

Layout

Nishibessho Station has a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 Sangi Railway Hokusei Line For Nishi-Kuwana
For Ageki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sangi Hokusei Line
Umamichi Local Rengeji

History

Nishibessho Station was opened on April 5, 1914 as a station on the Hokusei Railway, which became the Hokusei Electric Railway on June 27, 1934. On April 20, 1977, the platform was extended by an additional five meters. Through a series of mergers, the line became part of the Kintetsu network by April 1, 1965, but was spun out as an independent company on April 1, 2003. A new station building was completed on March 25, 2004.

External links

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Coordinates: 35°03′34.85″N 136°39′57.07″E / 35.0596806°N 136.6658528°E