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Railway station in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nishi-Ōyama Station (西大山駅, Nishi-Ōyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2] A monument at the station proclaims it to be the southernmost train station of Japan Railways.
![]() Marker of Nishi-Ōyama Station being the southernmost station of JR Group, with Kaimon-dake in the background, December 2017 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 602 Yamakawa Ōyama, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0514 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°11′25.05″N 130°34′35.30″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 56.7 km from Kagoshima-Chūō | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 22 March 1960 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2015 | 44 daily | ||||||||||
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Nishi-Ōyama Station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 56.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]
This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. The is no station building but only a small short open shelter on the platform.
The station opened on 22 March 1960. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 44 passengers daily.
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