Nishi-Izumo Station | |
Native Name: | 西出雲駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 985, Chiimiya-chō Kagi, Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken 693-0033 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.3349°N 132.7218°W |
Owned: | West Japan Railway Company |
Operator: | West Japan Railway Company |
Line: | San'in Main Line |
Distance: | 389.4km (242miles) from |
Platforms: | 1 island platform |
Tracks: | 2 |
Connections: | Bus stop |
Structure: | At grade |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Former: | Chiimiya (until 1993) |
Passengers: | 257 daily (boarding only) |
Pass Year: | FY 2020 |
Map Type: | Japan Shimane Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Nishi-Izumo Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Nishi-Izumo Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 389.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a foootbridge. The station building used to be on the north side of the station, but it was demolished, and now there is a waiting room-sized station building on the south side. The station is unattended.
Nishi-Izumo Station opened on 21 November 1913 as . It was renamed to its present name on 18 April 1990.[2] With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 257 passengers daily.[3]