Nishi-Ei Station | |
Native Name: | 西頴娃駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | Eichōkōri, Minamikyūshū-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0702 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Ibusuki Makurazaki Line |
Distance: | 67.7 km from |
Platforms: | 1 island platform |
Status: | Staffed |
Passengers: | 76 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2015 |
Map Type: | Japan Kagoshima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Nishi-Ei Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1] [2]
The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 67.7 km from the starting point of the line at .[1]
This above-ground station has one island platform and two tracks, and is capable of switching and turning around trains. A level crossing (without barriers) connects the platform to the station building. Platform 1 is on the station building side. The station has a small concrete station building. This station and Makurazaki Station are the only stations that still have station buildings beyond Yamakawa Station. The station sign has been updated to a unique design, featuring Mount Kaimon and the monster Issie swimming in Lake Ikeda.
The station was opened on 22 March 1960 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 76 passengers daily.