■Misumi Line Nishi-Kumamoto Station (西熊本駅, Nishi-Kumamoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Minami-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

[5] The platforms are approximately 85 m long, able to handle four-car local trains.

A public ballot for the new station name was held between February and March, with the name "Nishi-Kumamoto" officially announced by JR Kyushu on 23 July 2015.

[7] Other names suggested in the ballot included Shimo-Kumamoto Station (下熊本駅, lit.

[7] The total cost of building the station was approximately 1.25 billion yen, funded by the city of Kumamoto, with 380 million yen funded by a national grant.