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Nishi-Ōhara Station

Coordinates: 35°15′37.84″N 140°22′40.39″E / 35.2605111°N 140.3778861°E / 35.2605111; 140.3778861
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Nishi-Ōhara Station

西大原駅
Nishi-Ōhara Station in March 2013
General information
Location3559 Nitta, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 298-0005
Japan
Coordinates35°15′37.84″N 140°22′40.39″E / 35.2605111°N 140.3778861°E / 35.2605111; 140.3778861
Operated by Isumi Railway
Line(s) Isumi Line
Distance1.7 km from Ōhara
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 20, 1960
Passengers
FY201813
Services
Preceding station Isumi Railway Following station
Kazusa-Azuma Isumi Line
Local
Ōhara
Terminus
Location
Nishi-Ōhara Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Nishi-Ōhara Station
Nishi-Ōhara Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Nishi-Ōhara Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Ōhara Station
Nishi-Ōhara Station
Nishi-Ōhara Station (Japan)

Nishi-Ōhara Station (西大原駅, Nishi-Ōhara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Isumi Railway.

Lines

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Nishi-Ōhara Station is served by the Isumi Line, and lies 1.7 kilometers from the eastern terminus of the line at Ōhara.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of a simple side platform serving a bidirectional single-track line, with a three-sided rain shelter built onto the platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Isumi Line for Ōhara and Kazusa-Nakano

History

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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

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況……{2018(H30)年度} (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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