Operated by Isumi Railway Distance 1.7 km from Ōhara Tracks 1 Opened 20 June 1960 | Address Japan | |
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Location 3559 Nitta, Isumi-shi, Chiba-kenJapan Similar Kazusa‑Azuma Station, Kazusa‑Nakagawa Station, Nittano Station, Fusamoto Station, Nishihata Station | ||
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.
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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.
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.
History
Nishi-Ōhara Station opened on June 20, 1960, as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Kihara Line. With the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). 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.