title: Nishi-Ōtsuka Station
text: # Nishi-Ōtsuka Station
  
  Nishi-Ōtsuka Station (西大塚駅, Nishi-Ōtsuka eki) is a railway station in the town of Kawanishi, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the Yamagata Railway.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nishi-Ōtsuka Station is a station on the Flower Nagai Line, and is located 10.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Akayu Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Flower Nagai Line |||||
  | Ringō | | Local | | Imaizumi |
  
  ## History
  
  Nishi-Ōtsuka Station opened on 15 November 1914. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, and became a station on the Yamagata Railway from 25 October 1988.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Mogami River
  * National Route 113
  * National Route 287
  * Okitama Public General Hospital
  