Nakata Station

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).

Nakata Station 中田駅
Nakata Station platform in August 2007
General information
Location	13 Nakata-Yonemoto, Morita-chō, Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture 038-2814 Japan
Coordinates	40°47′14.53″N 140°21′51.86″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Gonō Line
Distance	116.9 km (72.6 mi) from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	11 November 1956 (1956-11-11)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mutsu-Morita towards Higashi-Noshiro Gonō Line Rapid Kizukuri One-way operation Gonō Line Local Kizukuri towards Hirosaki
Location Nakata Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Nakata Station Nakata Station (Tohoku, Japan) Nakata Station Nakata Station (Japan)

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.

• National Route 101

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)