Nishi-Ōsaki Station

Nishi-Ōsaki Station (西大崎駅, Nishi-Ōsaki-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu East Line in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nishi-Ōsaki Station

西大崎駅
Nishi-Ōsaki Station in October 2007
LocationIwadeyama-Shimonome aze Koizumi 119, Ōsaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-6412
Japan
Coordinates38.6301°N 140.8894°E / 38.6301; 140.8894
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Rikuu East Line
Distance21.9 km from Kogota
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1917
Previous namesKami-Iwadeyama (until 1997)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Iwadeyama
toward Shinjō
Rikuu East Line Higashi-Ōsaki
toward Kogota
Location
Nishi-Ōsaki Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Nishi-Ōsaki Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 21.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout

Nishi-Ōsaki Station has one side platform, serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building. The station is unattended.

History

Nishi-Ōsaki Station opened on 20 April 1960 as Kami-Iwadeyama Station (上岩出山駅, Kami-Iwadeyama eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. The station was renamed to its present name on 22 March 1997.

Surrounding area

See also

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