Nikaho Station

Nikaho Station

仁賀保駅
Nikaho Station in May 2018
General information
LocationShimizu-18-3 Hirasawa, Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken 018-0402
Japan
Coordinates39°17′23″N 139°57′50″E / 39.289836°N 139.963992°E / 39.289836; 139.963992
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance214.7 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms1 side +1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 30, 1922
Previous namesUgo-Hirasawa (until 1968)
Passengers
FY2018261 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kisakata
towards Niigata
 Inaho Ugo-Honjō
towards Akita
Konoura
towards Niitsu
 Uetsu Main Line Nishime
towards Akita
Location
Nikaho Station is located in Nikaho, Akita
Nikaho Station
Nikaho Station
Location within Nikaho, Akita
Nikaho Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Nikaho Station
Nikaho Station
Nikaho Station (Akita Prefecture)
Nikaho Station is located in Japan
Nikaho Station
Nikaho Station
Nikaho Station (Japan)

Nikaho Station (仁賀保駅, Nikaho eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikaho, Akita, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

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

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

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

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 261 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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