Nakasawa Station Explained

Nakasawa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:中沢駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:729-1 Shitobashi Isono, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 030-1261
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.9495°N 140.6561°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Tsugaru Line
Distance:16.8 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Status:staffed
Opened:November 25, 1959
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tsugaru Line located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The station is on the border between the city of Aomori and the town of Yomogita, and “Nakazawa” is a place name within Yomogita.

Lines

Nakasawa Station is served by the Tsugaru Line, and is located 16.8km (10.4miles) from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

Nakasawa Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. There is no station building, but only a weather shelter on Platform 1.

Platforms

Some limited express trains, including Hokutosei, stop at this station without embarkment or disembarkment for siding.

History

Nakasawa Station was opened on November 25, 1959 as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. A siding track was added in March 1988.

See also