Nigatake Station
Nigatake Station 苦竹駅 | |
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| Nigatake Station, March 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Miyagi (See other stations in Miyagi) |
| City | Sendai |
| Ward | Miyagino |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-7-33 Nigatake |
| Postal code | 983-0036 |
| (in Japanese) | 宮城県宮城野区苦竹一丁目7-33 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1928 |
| Former name | Shinden Station |
| Present name since | 1943 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Senseki Line |
| Statistics | 2538 passengers/day (FY 2013) |
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.
Station layout
Nigatake 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 |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senseki Line | ||||
| Rikuzen-Haranomachi | Local | Kozurushinden | ||
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.
Surrounding area
- Sendai Nigatake Police Office
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nigatake Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 38°16′07″N 140°55′07″E / 38.2685°N 140.9187°E