Nishi-Ōsaki Station

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Nishi-Ōsaki Station 西大崎駅
Nishi-Ōsaki Station in October 2007
Location	Iwadeyama-Shimonome aze Koizumi 119, Ōsaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-6412 Japan
Coordinates	38°37′48″N 140°53′22″E / 38.6301°N 140.8894°E / 38.6301; 140.8894Coordinates: 38°37′48″N 140°53′22″E / 38.6301°N 140.8894°E / 38.6301; 140.8894
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Rikuu East Line
Distance	21.9 km from Kogota
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1917
Previous names	Kami-Iwadeyama (until 1997)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwadeyama towards Shinjō Rikuu East Line Higashi-Ōsaki towards Kogota
Location
Nishi-Ōsaki Station Location within Japan

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).

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[]

• Japan National Route 47

See also[]

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links[]

Media related to Nishi-Ōsaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)