Nishi-Ōte Station (西大手駅, Nishi-Ōte-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway.

Nishi-Ōte Station

西大手駅
Nishi-Ōte Station in October 2005
General information
LocationNishi-Ōte, Iga-shi, Mie-ken 518-0878
Japan
Coordinates34°46′01″N 136°07′29″E / 34.7669°N 136.1248°E / 34.7669; 136.1248
Operated by Iga Railway
Line(s) Iga Line
Distance3.3 km from Iga-Ueno
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 8, 1916
Passengers
FY2019107 daily
Location
Nishi-Ōte Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Nishi-Ōte Station
Nishi-Ōte Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Nishi-Ōte Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Ōte Station
Nishi-Ōte Station
Nishi-Ōte Station (Japan)

Lines

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Nishi-Ōte Station is served by the Iga Line, and is located 3.3 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Iga-Ueno Station.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station is unattended.

Platform

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1  Iga Line For Iga-Ueno
For Iga-Kambe

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Iga Line
Nii - Uenoshi

History

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Nishi-Ōte Station was opened on August 8, 1916. Through a series of mergers, the Iga Line became part of the Kintetsu network by June 1, 1944, but was spun out as an independent company in October 2007. Freight operations were discontinued from October 1973 and the station has been unattended since March 15, 2000.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 107 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Mie Prefectural Ueno High School
  • Iga City Suko Junior High School
  • Asahi Inari Taisha Shrine

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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