is a

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in the city of

Nishio, Aichi is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 169,984 in 65,553 households, with a population density of 1,054 persons per km². The total area of the city was . It is a regional ...

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, operated by

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Lines

Nishio Station is served by the

Meitetsu Nishio Line The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geog ...

, and is located 15.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station has one elevated

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with the station building located underneath. The station has automated

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automated

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s and is attended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Station history

Nishio Station was opened on October 30, 1911 as a station on the privately held Nishio Railway. It was relocated to its present location on October 1, 1928. On December 21, 1926 the Nishio Railway merged with the Aichi Electric Railway, which was acquired by the

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on August 1, 1935. The station building was completed in December 1973. The tracks were elevated in July 1989.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5263 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Nishio city hall *Nishio Shinken Bank head office

References

External links

Official web page
{{Meitetsu Nishio Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1911 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Stations of Nagoya Railroad Nishio, Aichi