Nishi-Maiko Station
# Nishi-Maiko Station

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.

## Lines

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.

## Station layout

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 |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Sanyo Electric Railway |||||
| Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line |||||
| Kasumigaoka | Local | Ōkuradani |
| S Limited Express: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Thgrough Limited Express: Does not stop at this station |||||

## History

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

## Passenger statistics

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

## Surrounding area

* Otoshiyama Archaeological Park
* Kitsunezuka Kofun
* Maiko Hosomichi Park
