Nishigawara Station (西川原駅, Nishigawara-eki) 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 Nishigawara Shūjitsu (西川原・就実) to mention the nearby Shujitsu University.
Nishigawara Station 西川原駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Nishigawara Station Platform in March 2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 203-17 Nishigawara, Naka-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 703-8258 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′44.25″N 133°56′15.80″E / 34.6789583°N 133.9377222°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 140.8 km (87.5 mi) from Kōbe | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Untaffed | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 March 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 3873 | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editNishigawara 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 Higashi-Okayama to terminate at Okayama Station via the San'yō Main Line tracks.
Layout
editThe station has two elevated opposed side platforms, with the station facilities underneath the tracks. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Wake and Himeji |
| ■ N Akō Line | for Saidaiji and Banshū-Akō | |
| 2 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Okayama and Mihara |
| ■ N Akō Line | for Okayama and Mihara |
History
editNishigawara station opened on 15 March 2008.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3873 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Shujitsu University/Shujitsu Junior College
- Okayama Prefectural Okayama Sozan Junior and Senior High School
- Okayama Municipal Uno Elementary School
- Okayama City Naka Ward Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ 令和２年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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Media related to Nishigawara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)