Nishidai Station (Tochigi)

Nishidai Station (西田井駅, Nishidai-eki) is a railway station in Mooka, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Mooka Railway.

Nishidai Station 西田井駅
Nishidai Station (June 2008)
General information
Location	Nishidai 2136-6, Mooka, Tochigi （栃木県真岡市西田井2136-6） Japan
Coordinates	36.4535°N 140.0485°E / 36.4535; 140.0485
Operated by	Mooka Railway
Line(s)	Mooka Line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
History
Opened	July 11, 1913 (1913-07-11)
Passengers
FY 2015	19 daily
Services
Preceding station Mooka Railway Following station Mōka towards Shimodate SL Mooka Mashiko towards Motegi Kitamōka towards Shimodate Mooka Line Kitayama towards Motegi

Lines

Nishidai Station is a station on the Mooka Line, and is located 21.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shimodate Station.

Station layout

Nishidai Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

History

Nishidai Station opened on 11 July 1913 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway, which subsequently became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, and the Mooka Railway from 11 April 1988. A new station building was completed in March 1998.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 294
• Mooka Nishidai Post Office

External links

• Mooka Railway Station information (in Japanese)