Nishi-Ōgata Station

Nishi-Ōgata Station 西大方駅
Nishi-Ōgata Station in February 2018
General information
Location	Kamitanokuchi, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken, 789-1935 Japan
Coordinates	33°00′32″N 132°59′12″E
Operated by	Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)	Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line
Distance	37.2 km from Kubokawa
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Low embankment
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	No - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Station code	TK38
History
Opened	1 October 1970 (1970-10-01)
Passengers
FY2018	11
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Nishi-Ōgata Station (西大方駅, Nishi-Ōgata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK38".^[1][2]

Lines

Nishi-Ōgata Station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 37.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa.^[3] Only local trains stop at this station.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track situated on an embankment above farmland on both sides. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. Parking and a bike shed are provided on a lay-by along National Route 56 which runs adjacent to the embankment. A flight of steps leads up from the parking area to the platform and the station is thus not wheelchair accessible.^[2][5]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Nakamura Line
Tosa-Irino		-	Kotsuka

History

The station opened on 1 October 1970 under the management of Japanese National Railways (JNR). After the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of nine passengers daily.^[3]

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "路線図　四万十くろしおライン" [Route Map Kuroshio Lines] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
2. "西大方駅" [Nishi-Ogata Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
3. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
4. "西大方駅　発車時刻表" [Nishi-Ogata Station Timetable TK-38] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
5. "西大方（にしおおがた）駅" [Nishi-Ogata Station]. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

External links

Media related to Nishi-Ogata Station at Wikimedia Commons