Nakasato Station (Iwate)

Nakasato Station
中里駅
Nakasato Station, January 2007
Location
Prefecture Iwate
(See other stations in Iwate)
City Miyako
Neighborhood etc. Kariya dai-14 jiwari
Postal code028 - 2104
(in Japanese)岩手県宮古市刈屋第14地割
History
Year opened 1966
Year closed 2014
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Iwaizumi Line

Nakasato Station (中里駅 Nakasato-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Miyako, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nakasato Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 7.2 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout

Nakasato Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There was no station building. The station was unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Iwaizumi Line
Iwate-Kariya - Iwate-Wainai

History

Nakasato Station opened on 1 October 1966. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623

Coordinates: 39°39′43″N 141°44′10″E / 39.66194°N 141.73611°E