Nitanai Station
Nitanai Station 似内駅 | |
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| Nitanai Station, February 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Iwate (See other stations in Iwate) |
| City | Hanamaki |
| Neighborhood etc. | Kaminitanai dai-9 jiwari |
| Postal code | 025-0007 |
| (in Japanese) | 岩手県花巻市上似内第9地割 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1913 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Kamaishi Line |
Nitanai Station (似内駅 Nitanai-eki) is a railway station on the Kamaishi Line in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Nitanai Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 3.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.
Station layout
Nitanai Station has a single island platform. The platforms are not numbered. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Kamaishi Line | for Tōno and Kamaishi |
| 2 | ■Kamaishi Line | for Hanamaki and Morioka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamaishi Line | ||||
| Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Hanamaki | Local | Shin-Hanamaki | ||
History
Nitanai Station opened on 25 October 1913 as a station on the Iwate Light Railway. The Iwate Light Railway was nationalized in 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area
External links
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 39°24′24″N 141°08′27″E / 39.4068°N 141.1409°E