Nishi-Ōhara Station
35°15′37.84″N 140°22′40.39″E / 35.2605111°N 140.3778861°E
Nishi-Ōhara Station 西大原駅 | |||||
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 Nishi-Ōhara Station in March 2013 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 3559 Nitta, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken Japan | ||||
| Operated by | Isumi Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Isumi Line | ||||
| Distance | 1.7 km from Ōhara | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 20 June 1960 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 20 daily | ||||
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Nishi-Ōhara Station (西大原駅, Nishi-Ōhara-eki, lit. "West Ōhara Station") is a railway station on the Isumi Line in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Isumi Railway.
Lines
Nishi-Ōhara Station is served by the Isumi Line, and lies 1.7 kilometers from the eastern terminus of the Izumi Line at Ōhara.[1]
Station layout
The station has a simple side platform serving a bidirectional single-track line, with a three-sided rain shelter built onto the platform. The station is unstaffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Isumi Line | for Ōhara and Kazusa-Nakano |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Isumi Line | ||||
| Ōhara | Local | Kazusa-Azuma | ||
History
Nishi-Ōhara Station opened on June 20, 1960, as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Kihara Line.[2] With the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2] On March 24, 1988, operation of the Kihara Line was transferred to the third-sector railway operator Isumi Railway, with the line renamed the Isumi Line.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 20 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
- Isumi Municipal Tōkai Elementary School
- National Route 465
See also
References
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 621. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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