Nishigawara

Weekday departures: 142/day · Sat & holiday departures: 142/day

First / last departure (weekday): 5:17 / 23:26

Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (10)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.

• JR Sanyo Main Line: Takashima ⇄ Okayama

Nishigawara Station opened on 15 March 2008 on the San'yō Main Line between Takashima and Okayama, 140.8 km from the line's origin at Kōbe. It was a petitioned station whose construction cost was funded in full by the Shujitsu Gakuen educational foundation, with surrounding works paid for by the city of Okayama. The name was contested: JR West preferred the geographic "Nishigawara" while Shujitsu Gakuen wanted "Shūjitsu Daigaku-mae", and the compromise displays the formal name in timetables but signs and on-train announcements use "Nishigawara-Shūjitsu". The station has two elevated opposed side platforms, reached by an unroofed 90-metre ramp with steps and landings. It became fully unstaffed during the 2021 fiscal year. As of late 2023 it is the newest station in Okayama Prefecture.