Nigatake Station

Nigatake Station 苦竹駅
Nigatake Station, March 2008
General information
Location	1-7-33 Nigatake, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 983-0036 Japan
Coordinates	38.2685°N 140.9187°E / 38.2685; 140.9187
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	4.0 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 15, 1928
Rebuilt	2003
Previous names	Shinden Station (to 1943)
Passengers
FY2018	2969 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Rikuzen-Haranomachi towards Aoba-dori Senseki Line Kozurushinden towards Ishinomaki
Location Nigatake Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Nigatake Station Nigatake Station (Japan)

Nigatake Station (苦竹駅, Nigatake-eki) is a railway station in Miyagino-ku in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nigatake Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 4.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri.

Station layout

The station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath the platforms.

Platforms

1	■ Senseki Line	for Tagajō, Matsushima-Kaigan, Takagimachi
2	■ Senseki Line	for Sendai and Aoba-dōri

History

Nigatake Station opened on May 15, 1928 as Shinden Station (神殿駅) on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The station renamed to its present name on February 8, 1943. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,969 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Sendai Nigatake Police Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)