Nishi-Kiga Station (西気賀駅, Nishi-Kiga-eki) is a railway station in Kita-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad.

This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2024)

Quick Facts General information, Location ...

Nishi-Kiga Station 西気賀駅
Nishi-Kiga Station in March 2006
General information
Location	Horie-cho, Kiga, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-1305 Japan
Coordinates	34°48′09″N 137°37′19″E
Operated by	Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
Line(s)	■ Tenryū Hamanako Line
Distance	47.7 kilometers from Kakegawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1938
Passengers
FY2016	38 daily
Location
Nishi-Kiga Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture Nishi-Kiga Station Nishi-Kiga Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Close

Nishi-Kiga Station is served by the Tenryū Hamanako Line, and is located 47.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kakegawa Station.

The station has opposing island platforms joined by a level crossing within the station. The adjacent wooden station building is unmanned, also contains a restaurant. The station building, and waiting room on the platform are protected as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan since 2011.^[1][2]

Nishi-Kiga Station was established on April 1, 1938 as a station of the Japan National Railways Futamata Line. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from June 1970. On March 15, 1987, the station came under the control of the Tenryū Hamanako Line.^[3]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

• Lake Hamana
• Japan National Route 362

• List of Railway Stations in Japan