Nishi-Ōgata Station

Nishi-Ōgata Station
Nishi-Ōgata Station; 西大方駅
	Nishi-Ōgata Station in February 2018
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
Disabled access	No - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Station code	TK38
History
Opened	1 October 1970
Passengers
FY2011	9 daily
Location
	Nishi-Ōgata Station Location within Japan

Nishi-Ōgata Station (西大方駅, Nishi-Ōgata-eki) is a train station in Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK38".[1][2]

Lines

Nishi-Ogata 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 layby 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 9 passengers daily.[3]

References

"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.
"西大方駅" [Nishi-Ogata Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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.
"西大方駅　発車時刻表" [Nishi-Ogata Station Timetable TK-38] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
"西大方（にしおおがた）駅" [Nishi-Ogata Station]. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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[kuroshiomap-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.

[michikusa-2] "西大方駅" [Nishi-Ogata Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[terada2013-3] 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.

[nishiogatatimetable-4] "西大方駅　発車時刻表" [Nishi-Ogata Station Timetable TK-38] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[hatastation-5] "西大方（にしおおがた）駅" [Nishi-Ogata Station]. Retrieved 23 November 2017.