Nikaho Station

Nikaho Station

仁賀保駅
Nikaho Station; 仁賀保駅
	Nikaho Station in May 2018
Location	Shimizu-18-3 Hirasawa, Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken 018-0402; Japan
Coordinates	39°17′23″N 139°57′50″E / 39.289836°N 139.963992°ECoordinates: 39°17′23″N 139°57′50″E / 39.289836°N 139.963992°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	214.7 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side +1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 30, 1922
Previous names	Ugo-Hirasawa (until 1968)
Passengers
FY2018	261 daily
Services
Location
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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[]

Nikaho city office
Nikaho Post office
TDK Hirasawa Plant
Nikaho Green Field

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Kouznetsov (4 August 2013). "羽越本線仁賀保". 羽越線資料館.
^ 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.

External links[]

Media related to Nikaho Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jnr1985-1] Jump up to: ^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.

[jreast2018stats-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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