Nishi-Oe Station Explained

Nishi-Oe Station
Native Name:西麻植駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Oeichi Kamojimachō Nishioe, Yoshinogawa-shi, Tokushima-ken 776-0020
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Shikoku
Line: Tokushima Line
Distance:48.1 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At grade
Accessible:Yes - no steps needed to access platform
Code:B10
Status:Unstaffed
Map Type:Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nishi-Oe Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B10".[1]

Lines

Nishi-Oe Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 48.1 km from the beginning of the line at . Only local trains stop at the station.[2]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single curved section of track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room.[3] [4] [5]

History

Nishi-Oe Station was opened on 5 October 1899 by the privately run Tokushima Railway as an intermediate station on an existing line between and . When the company was nationalized on 1 September 1907, Japanese Government Railways took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Tokushima Line (later the Tokushima Main Line). With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the successor of Japanese Government Railways, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 23 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Nishi-Oe Station Timetable. JR Shikoku. 3 February 2018.
  3. Web site: 西麻植. Nishi-Oe. 3 February 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. Web site: 西麻植駅. Nishi-Oe Station. 3 February 2018. shikoku.org.uk.
  5. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951609. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku. Japanese. 39, 83.