Nishi-Kamakura Station
Monorail station in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Nishi-Kamakura Station (Japanese: 西鎌倉駅, Hepburn: Nishi-Kamakura-eki) is a monorail train station on the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) from the northern terminus of the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line at Ōfuna Station.
Location1-20-35 Nishi-Kamakura
Kamakura, Kanagawa
Japan
Kamakura, Kanagawa
Japan
Coordinates35°19′10″N 139°30′15″E
OperatorShōnan Monorail Company
LineEnoshima Line
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 Nishi-Kamakura Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-20-35 Nishi-Kamakura Kamakura, Kanagawa Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°19′10″N 139°30′15″E | ||||||||||
| Operator | Shōnan Monorail Company | ||||||||||
| Line | Enoshima Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) from Ōfuna | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Enoden Bus[1] | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SMR5 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 March 1970 | ||||||||||
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History
Nishi-Kamakura Station was opened on 7 March 1970 with the opening of the Enoshima Line as the initial terminal station.[2] The line was extended to its present terminus at Shōnan-Enoshima Station on 1 July 1971.[2]
Station layout
Nishi-Kamakura Station is an elevated station with a single island platform serving two tracks. The station is unattended.
