title: Rengeji Station
text: # 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
  