Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Nishinakagane Station Building
The Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Nishinakagane Station Building (名鉄三河線旧西中金駅駅舎) is a structure of 1930 at a former station on the Meitetsu Mikawa Line in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, and it was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on October 2, 2007, under registration number 23-0255. The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a single-storey timber building with a sheet-metal roof and a building area of 50 square metres, with a canopy. It was the terminus station building of the Meitetsu Mikawa Line.
Why It Was Registered
The Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Nishinakagane Station Building was registered as contributing to the historic landscape of the country. According to the Agency, it is a single-storey gabled timber building 14 metres by 3.6 metres with a sheet-metal roof, facing the road to the south, with a canopy on the platform side.
Inside, the eastern half is the waiting room and the western half the staff office; the exterior is clad in clapboard, partly with vertical boarding at the base. The Agency regards it as a building that conveys local history.
What to Look For
Look at the clapboard walls and the canopy projecting on the platform side: a small terminus building that survives with its platform to the north (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The layout, waiting room to the east and office to the west, is typical of a small country station.
Visiting
Toilets, parking and the nearest stations are covered on the Former Nishinakagane Station page.
- 📍 Plan Your Visit to Aichi
- Find tours, activities & transport passes near Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Nishinakagane Station Building
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Q&A
- When was the station building built?
- In 1930.
- When was it registered?
- On October 2, 2007, as registration number 23-0255.
- How big is it?
- A single-storey timber building 14 metres by 3.6 metres, with a building area of 50 square metres.
- What is inside?
- A waiting room in the eastern half and a staff office in the western half.
- When did the station close?
- The section from Sanage to Nishinakagane closed after March 31, 2004.
Basic Information
| Name | Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Nishinakagane Station Building (名鉄三河線旧西中金駅駅舎) |
|---|---|
| Location | 765-2 Maeda, Nakagane-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2007/10/2 (Heisei 19), registration no. 23-0255 |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, single storey, sheet-metal roof, building area 50 square metres, with canopy |
| Owner | Toyota City |
| Public Access | Viewable from outside |
References
- 名鉄三河線旧西中金駅駅舎 (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00006765
- Disused Meitetsu Mikawa Line (Sanage to Nishinakagane) (Tourism Toyota)
- https://www.tourismtoyota.jp/spots/detail/2257/
Last verified: 2026.10.05
