Nishi-Maeda Station

Railway station in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°17′45″N 134°06′17″E / 34.2959°N 134.1048°E / 34.2959; 134.1048Operated by

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric RailroadLine(s)■ Nagao Line Distance7.2 km from KawaramachiPlatforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingNoBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeN08HistoryOpenedApril 30, 1912 (1912-04-30)PassengersFY2017137 per day^[1]

Location
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Nishi-Maeda Station (西前田駅, Nishi-Maeda-eki) is a passenger railway station operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and is designated station "N08".

Lines

Nishi-Maeda Station is a station on the Kotoden Nagao Line and is located 7.2 km(4.47387 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kawaramachi Station and 8.9 kilometers from Takamatsu-Chikkō Station.

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single track. The station is unattended.^[2]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Mizuta		Nagao Line		Takata

History

Nishi-Maeda Station opened on April 30, 1912, as a station on the Takamatsu Electric Tramway. It was located near the east end of the Yoshida River near Kawaramachi from the current location. On November 1, 1943, it became a station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Nagao Line. On June 21, 1963, it was moved to the current location.

Surrounding area

Takamatsu City Maeda Elementary School
Maeda Cultural Center
Nakagawa Rimbo Children's Center

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	97
2012	118
2013	122
2014	125
2015	126
2016	131
2017	137

References

^ ^a ^b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". MILT (in Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 64. ISBN 9784062951616.