Nishi-Maiko Station (西舞子駅, Nishi-Maiko-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

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Nishi-Maiko Station 西舞子駅
Nishi-Maiko Station, May 2008
General information
Location	2-chōme-6 Nishimaiko, Tarumi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 655-0048 Japan
Coordinates	34.6386°N 135.0279°E / 34.6386; 135.0279
Operated by	Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Main Line
Distance	12.4 km from Nishidai
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station code	SY14
Website	Official website
History
Opened	12 April 1917 (1917-04-12)
Previous names	Yamada (to 1935) Maiko (to 1937)
Passengers
FY2019	1044 (boarding only)
Location Nishi-Maiko Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Nishi-Maiko Station Nishi-Maiko Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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Nishi-Maiko Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 12.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected by an underground passage. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

Platforms

sea side	■  Main Line	for Sanyo Akashi, Sanyo Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
mountain side	■  Main Line	for Sannomiya and Osaka

Nishi-Maiko Station opened on April 12, 1917 as Yamada Station (山田駅). It was renamed Maiko Station (舞子駅) on August 1, 1935, and renamed to its present name in 1937

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1044 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

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