Nishi-Katsumada Station

Railway station in Shōō, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

35°2′36.79″N 134°5′21.53″E / 35.0435528°N 134.0893139°E / 35.0435528; 134.0893139Owned by

Kishin LineDistance77.3 km (48.0 mi) from HimejiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1963; 60 years ago (1963-10-01)PassengersFY201911 daily

Location
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Nishi-Katsumada Station (西勝間田駅, Nishi-Katsumada-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Shōō, Katsuta District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Nishi-Katsumada Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 77.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Himeji.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
JR West Kishin Line
Terminus	Rapid	Terminus
Katsumada	Local		Mimasaka-Ōsaki

History

Nishi-Katsumada Station opened on October 1, 1963. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in February 2021.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11 passengers daily..^[2]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 179

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020