Kisakata Station

Kisakata Station

象潟駅
Kisakata Station in May 2018
General information
Location23 Ie-no-ushiro, Kisakata, Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken 018-0112
Japan
Coordinates39°12′25.8″N 139°54′7.4″E / 39.207167°N 139.902056°E / 39.207167; 139.902056
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance203.4 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 15, 1921
Passengers
FY2018191 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yuza
towards Niigata
 Inaho Nikaho
towards Akita
Kamihama
towards Niitsu
 Uetsu Main Line Konoura
towards Akita
Location
Kisakata Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Kisakata Station
Kisakata Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Kisakata Station is located in Japan
Kisakata Station
Kisakata Station
Kisakata Station (Japan)

Kisakata Station (象潟駅, Kisakata eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikaho, Akita, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Kisakata Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 203.4 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 staffed.

Platforms

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

History

Kisakata Station opened on November 15, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. A new station building was completed in November 1966. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. The station was renovated in October 2012.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 191 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Nikaho City Hall
National Route 7

References

  1. ^ "象潟駅、男鹿駅をきれいにリニューアルをいたします" (PDF).
  2. ^ 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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