Nishigawara Station Explained

Nishigawara Station
Native Name:西川原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:203-17 Nishigawara, Naka-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 703-8258
Country:Japan
Distance: from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Code:
  • JR-S02
  • JR-N02
Status:Untaffed
Passengers:3873
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nishigawara Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in Naka-ku, in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Although the official name of the station is Nishigawara, signage at the station shows the name to mention the nearby Shujitsu University.

Lines

Nishigawara Station is served by the San'yō Main Line and is 140.8 km from the starting of the Sanyo Main Line at Kōbe Station. It is also served by trains of the Akō Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at to terminate at Okayama Station via the San'yō Main Line tracks.

Layout

The station has two elevated opposed side platforms, with the station facilities underneath the tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Nishigawara station opened on 15 March 2008.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3873 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 . データで見るJR西日本 2022 . JR West Japan 2022 in Data . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214074840/https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/pdf/data2022.pdf . 14 December 2022 . 7 February 2023 . westjr.co.jp . 88–90 . ja.
  2. Web site: https://www.pref.okayama.jp/page/769972.html. ja:令和2年 岡山県統計 . Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2 . 2020. Okayama Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2022.