Nishi-Maeda Station opened on April 30, 1912, as a station on the Takamatsu Electric Tramway. It was located near the east end of the Yoshida River near Kawaramachi from the current location. On November 1, 1943, it became a station on the Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Nagao Line. On June 21, 1963, it was moved to the current location.
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