Nishitakisawa Station

Nishitakisawa Station 西滝沢駅
Nishitakisawa Station, August 2020
General information
Location	Kanizawa, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken Japan
Coordinates	39°16′41.79″N 140°06′59.07″E
Operated by	Yuri Kōgen Railway
Line(s)	■ Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
Distance	15.7 km from Ugo-Honjō
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	September 1, 1937
Passengers
FY2018	63
Location Nishitakisawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Nishitakisawa Station Nishitakisawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nishitakisawa Station (西滝沢駅, Nishitakisawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Yuri Kōgen Railway.

Lines

Nishitakisawa Station is served by the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 15.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
Kubota		Local	Yoshizawa

History

Nishitakisawa Station opened on December 15, 1937 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued from June 10, 1981. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line. A new station building was completed in December 2003. ^[citation needed]

Surrounding area

• National Route 108

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Nishi-Takisawa Station at Wikimedia Commons