| Nakata Station 中田駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 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 / 40.7873694°N 140.3644056°E / 40.7873694; 140.3644056 | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gonō Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 116.9 km (72.6 mi) from Higashi-Noshiro | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 11 November 1956; 68 years ago (1956-11-11) | ||||||||||||||
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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).
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.
See also
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)
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