Nishi-Ōtaki Station

Nishi-Ōtaki Station (西大滝駅, Nishi-Ōtaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nishi-Ōtaki Station 西大滝駅
Nishi-Ōtaki Station, November 2013
Location	Teruoka, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2601 Japan
Coordinates	36°58′44.67″N 138°28′50.68″E
Elevation	313.3 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	39.7 km from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1923
Passengers
FY2011	7 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kuwanagawa toward Nagano Iiyama Line Shinano-Shiratori toward Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Nishi-Ōtaki Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Nishi-Ōtaki Station Nishi-Ōtaki Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishi-Ōtaki Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 39.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directinal track. The station is unattended.[1]

History

Nishi-Ōtaki Station opened on 1 December 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 1997.[1]

Surrounding area

• Chikuma River
• National Route 117
• Nishiotaki Dam

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 9784784071647.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)