Nishi-Kuwana Station

Lines

• Sangi Railway
• *Hokusei Line

  Layout

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Usage

Surrounding area

• Kuwana Station
• Nagashima Spa Land
• Kuwana City Hall
• Kyūka Park, site of the old Kuwana Castle
• Part of Kuwana-juku, a station of the Tōkaidō
• Apita shopping center

  History

• April 5, 1914: Station opens as part of Hokusei Railway under the name of Ōyamada Station.
• July 8, 1931: Station officially renamed Nishi-Kuwana Station.
• June 27, 1934: Hokusei Railway officially renamed Hokusei Electric Railway.
• February 11, 1944: Station falls under the ownership of Sanco following merger.
• November 1, 1961: Kuwana-Kyōbashi ~ Nishi-Kuwana section of Hokusei Line closes. Nishi-Kuwana becomes origin of Hokusei Line.
• February 1, 1964: Station falls under the ownership of Mie Electric Railway after railway division of Sanco splits off and forms separate company.
• April 1, 1965: Station falls under the ownership of Kintetsu following merger.
• May 1, 1977: Station moved slightly to the south.
• April 1, 2003: Kintetsu transfers control of Hokusei Line to Sangi Railway. Station falls under the ownership of Sangi.
• August 31, 2003: Heating and air conditioning installed in passenger waiting room.
• December 1, 2003: Automatic ticket gates installed. Fair adjustment machine installed.
• March 26, 2005: Hokusei Line control station moved from Nishi-Kuwana to Tōin.