Nishi-Katsumada Station
# Nishi-Katsumada Station

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).

## 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 | Terminus | Rapid | Terminus | 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..

## Surrounding area

* Japan National Route 179
