Nishi-Ōgata Station | |
Native Name: | 西大方駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Kamitanokuchi, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken, 789-1935 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
Line: | Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line |
Distance: | 37.2 km from |
Platforms: | 1 |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | Low embankment |
Parking: | Available |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Accessible: | No - steps lead up to platform |
Code: | TK38 |
Status: | unstaffed |
Passengers: | 11 |
Pass Year: | FY2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Nishi-Ōgata Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK38".[1] [2]
Nishi-Ōgata Station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 37.2 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local trains stop at this station.[3]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track situated on an embankment above farmland on both sides. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. Parking and a bike shed are provided on a lay-by along National Route 56 which runs adjacent to the embankment. A flight of steps leads up from the parking area to the platform and the station is thus not wheelchair accessible.[2] [4]
|-!colspan=5|Tosa Kuroshio Railway
The station opened on 1 October 1970 under the management of Japanese National Railways (JNR). After the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.[5]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of nine passengers daily.[5]