Rengeji Station
# Rengeji Station

Rengeji Station (蓮花寺駅, Rengeji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sangi Railway.

## Lines

Rengeji Station is served by the Hokusei Line, and is located 3.3 kilometres from the terminus of the line at Nishi-Kuwana Station.

## Layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Sangi Railway Hokusei Line | For Nishi-Kuwana For Ageki |
| - | - | - |

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangi Hokusei Line |||||
| Nishibessho | Nishibessho | Local | Ariyoshi | Ariyoshi |

## History

Rengeji Station was opened on April 5, 1914, as a station on the Hokusei Railway, which became the Hokusei Electric Railway on June 27, 1934. On April 20, 1977, the platform was extended by an additional five meters to a total length of 53 meters. Through a series of mergers, the line became part of the Kintetsu network by April 1, 1965, but was spun out as an independent company on April 1, 2003. A new station building was completed on December 1, 2008, at a location 130 meters in the direction of Ageki from its original location.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 405 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Kuwana City Ira District Citizen Center
* Kuwana City Ira Elementary School
