title: Nishi-Ōgata Station
text: # Nishi-Ōgata Station
  
  Nishi-Ōgata Station (西大方駅, Nishi-Ōgata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK38".
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nishi-Ōgata Station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 37.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa. Only local trains stop at this station.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station consists of a side platform serving a single track situated on an embankment above farmland on both sides. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. Parking and a bike shed are provided on a lay-by along National Route 56 which runs adjacent to the embankment. A flight of steps leads up from the parking area to the platform and the station is thus not wheelchair accessible.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |||||
  | Nakamura Line |||||
  | Tosa-Irino | Tosa-Irino | - | Kotsuka | Kotsuka |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 1 October 1970 under the management of Japanese National Railways (JNR). After the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of nine passengers daily.
  
  