Nakata Station

中田駅
Nakata Station platform in August 2007
General information
Location13 Nakata-Yonemoto, Morita-chō, Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture 038-2814
Japan
Coordinates40°47′14.53″N 140°21′51.86″E / 40.7873694°N 140.3644056°E / 40.7873694; 140.3644056
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)     Gonō Line
Distance116.9 km (72.6 mi) from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened11 November 1956 (1956-11-11)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mutsu-Morita Gonō Line
Rapid
Kizukuri
One-way operation
Gonō Line
Local
Kizukuri
towards Hirosaki
Location
Nakata Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Nakata Station
Nakata Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Nakata Station is located in Tohoku, Japan
Nakata Station
Nakata Station
Nakata Station (Tohoku, Japan)
Nakata Station is located in Japan
Nakata Station
Nakata Station
Nakata Station (Japan)

Nakata Station (中田駅, Nakata-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nakata Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 97.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Nakata Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, only a small weather shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Nakata Station was opened on November 11, 1956 as a Japanese National Railways station in the former village of Morita, Nishitsugaru District. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

The station is surrounded by rice fields, and Mount Iwaki is clearly visible from the platform.

See also

References

  • Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
  • 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.


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