Nikaho Station

Nikaho Station
仁賀保駅
Nikaho Station
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
City Nikaho
Neighborhood etc. 18-3 Shimizu, Hirasawa
Postal code018-0402
(in Japanese)秋田県にかほ市平沢字清水18-3
History
Year opened 1922
Former name Ugo-Hirasawa Station
Present name since 1968
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Statistics 329 passengers/day (FY2010)
There is a bus stop near this station

Nikaho Station (仁賀保駅 Nikaho eki) is a railway station on the Uetsu Main Line in Nikaho, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nikaho Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 214.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

Nikaho Station has a side platform and an island platform connected by an overpass, serving three tracks.

Platforms

1 Uetsu Main Line for Ugo-Honjō and Akita
2 Uetsu Main Line for Kisakata and Sakata
3 Uetsu Main Line passing track

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uetsu Main Line
Konoura - Nishime

History

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]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. Kouznetsov (4 August 2013). "羽越本線仁賀保". 羽越線資料館.

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Coordinates: 39°17′23″N 139°57′50″E / 39.289836°N 139.963992°E