title: Nishi-Ashikajima Station
text: # Nishi-Ashikajima Station
  
  Nishi-Ashikajima Station (西海鹿島駅, Nishi-Ashikajima-eki, lit. "West Ashikajima Station") is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nishi-Ashikajima Station is served by the 6.4 km (4.0 mi) Chōshi Electric Railway Line from Chōshi to Tokawa. It is located between Kasagami-Kurohae and Ashikajima stations, and is a distance of 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from Chōshi Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station is unstaffed, and consists of a side platform serving a single track.
  
  ## History
  
  Nishi-Ashikajima Station opened on 1 March 1970 to serve the surrounding residential area.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
  
  | Fiscal year | Daily average |
  | - | - |
  | 2007 | 55 |
  | 2008 | 51 |
  | 2009 | 45 |
  | 2010 | 40 |
  