Nishi-Ōzu Station | |
Native Name: | 西大洲駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR Shikoku |
Address: | Azo, Ōzu City, Ehime Prefecture 795-0025 |
Country: | Japan |
Distance: | from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | At grade |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Accessible: | Yes - ramp to platform |
Code: | U15 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 80 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Ehime Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Nishi-Ōzu Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "U15".[1]
Nishi-Ōzu Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 245.3 km from the start of the line at . Only local trains stop at the station and the eastbound trains terminate at . Connections with other services are needed to travel further east of Matsuyama on the line.[2]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a simple shelter for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is provided near the base of the ramp.[3] [4] [5]
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station as an added stop on the existing Yosan Line on 20 October 1961. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.