Nikaho Station
Nikaho Station 仁賀保駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Nikaho Station in May 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Shimizu-18-3 Hirasawa, Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken 018-0402 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°17′23″N 139°57′50″E / 39.289836°N 139.963992°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 214.7 kilometers from Niitsu | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side +1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 30, 1922 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ugo-Hirasawa (until 1968) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 261 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Nikaho Station (仁賀保駅, Nikaho eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikaho, Akita, Japan, operated by JR East.
Lines
[edit]Nikaho Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 214.7 km from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Ugo-Honjō and Akita |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Kisakata and Sakata |
| 3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | passing track |
History
[edit]The station opened on June 30, 1922[1] as Ugo-Hirasawa Station (羽後平沢駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line. The station was renamed Nikaho Station on April 1, 1968.[1] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in June 2001.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 261 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Nikaho city office
- Nikaho Post office
- TDK Hirasawa Plant
- Nikaho Green Field
References
[edit]- ^ a b 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 135/540. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ Kouznetsov (4 August 2013). "羽越本線仁賀保". 羽越線資料館.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
External links
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Media related to Nikaho Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)