Nishi-Ōhara Station

Nishi-Ōhara Station 西大原駅
Nishi-Ōhara Station in March 2013
General information
Location	3559 Nitta, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 298-0005 Japan
Coordinates	35°15′37.84″N 140°22′40.39″E
Operated by	Isumi Railway
Line(s)	■ Isumi Line
Distance	1.7 km from Ōhara
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 20, 1960
Passengers
FY2018	13
Services
Preceding station Isumi Railway Following station Kazusa-Azuma towards Kazusa-Nakano Isumi Line Local Ōhara Terminus
Location Nishi-Ōhara Station Location within Chiba Prefecture 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

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

• Isumi Municipal Tōkai Elementary School
• National Route 465

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Nishi-Ōhara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)