Operated by Yuri Kōgen Railway Opened 1937 | Address Japan | |
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Location Kanizawa, Yurihonjō, Akita（秋田県由利本荘市矢島町蟹沢）Japan Line(s) Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line Similar Magarisawa Station, Maegō Station, Koyoshi Station, Kubota Station, Kawabe Station | ||
Nishitakisawa Station (西滝沢駅, Nishitakisawa-eki) is a railway station in Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan, operated by the Yuri Kōgen Railway.
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Lines
Nishitakisawa Station is served by the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 15.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.
Station layout
Nishitakisawa Station has one side platform, serving bi-directional traffic.
History
Nishitakisawa Station opened on December 15, 1937 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued from June 10, 1981. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line. A new station building was completed in December 2003.