Nishi-Ōtaki Station (西大滝駅, Nishi-Ōtaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nishi-Ōtaki Station 西大滝駅
Nishi-Ōtaki Station, November 2013
General information
Location	Teruoka, Iiyama-shi, Nagano-ken 389-2601 Japan
Coordinates	36°58′44.67″N 138°28′50.68″E
Elevation	313.3 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	39.7 km from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1923
Passengers
FY2011	7 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kuwanagawa towards Nagano Iiyama Line Shinano-Shiratori towards Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Nishi-Ōtaki Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Nishi-Ōtaki Station Nishi-Ōtaki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Nishi-Ōtaki Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 39.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]

History

Nishi-Ōtaki Station opened on 1 December 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 1997.[1]

Surrounding area

• Chikuma River
• National Route 117
• Nishiotaki Dam

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nishi-Ōtaki Station.

• JR East station information (in Japanese)