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Nishi-Ōhara Station

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

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

Station layout

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

1  Isumi Line for Ōhara and Kazusa-Nakano

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 2018, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  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. ^ 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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