Nishi-Ōhara Station | |
Native Name: | 西大原駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 3559 Nitta, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 298-0005 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.2605°N 140.3779°W |
Operator: | Isumi Railway |
Line: | Isumi Line |
Distance: | 1.7 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Opened: | June 20, 1960 |
Passengers: | 13 |
Pass Year: | FY2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Nishi-Ōhara Station |
is a passenger railway station in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Isumi Railway.
Nishi-Ōhara Station is served by the Isumi Line, and lies 1.7 kilometers from the eastern terminus of the line at Ōhara.[1]
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.
Nishi-Ōhara Station opened on June 20, 1960, as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Kihara Line.[2] With the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2] 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.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers daily.[3]