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Nishi-Katsumada

西勝間田
Nishi-Katsumada; 西勝間田
	Nishi-Katsumada Station platform
General information
Location	Kurosaka, Shōō-chō, Katsuta-gun, Okayama-ken 709-4323; Japan
Coordinates	35°2′36.79″N 134°5′21.53″E / 35.0435528°N 134.0893139°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Kishin Line
Distance	77.3 km (48.0 miles) from Himeji
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1963; 61 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	11 daily
Location
Location
	Nishi-Katsumada Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Nishi-Katsumada Station Nishi-Katsumada Station (Japan)

Nishi-Katsumada Station (西勝間田駅, Nishi-Katsumada-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Shōō, Katsuta District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Nishi-Katsumada Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 77.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Himeji.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
JR West Kishin Line
Terminus	Rapid	Terminus
Katsumada	Local		Mimasaka-Ōsaki

History

Nishi-Katsumada Station opened on October 1, 1963. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in February 2021.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11 passengers daily..^[2]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 179

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020