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: |
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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.
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.
The station has two elevated opposed side platforms, with the station facilities underneath the tracks. The station is unattended.
Nishigawara station opened on 15 March 2008.[1]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3873 passengers daily[2]