Nishi-Ōsaki Station

Railway station in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

38°37′48″N 140°53′22″E / 38.6301°N 140.8894°E / 38.6301; 140.8894Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Rikuu East Line Distance21.9 km from KogotaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 November 1917Previous namesKami-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.