Nigatake Station Explained

Nigatake Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:苦竹駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-7-33 Nigatake, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 983-0036
Country:Japan
Coordinates:38.2685°N 140.9187°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Senseki Line
Distance:4.0 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Status:Staffed
Opened:May 15, 1928
Rebuilt:2003
Former:Shinden Station (to 1943)
Passengers:2969 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in Miyagino-ku in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nigatake Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 4.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at .

Station layout

The station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath the platforms.

Platforms

History

Nigatake Station opened on May 15, 1928 as on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The station renamed to its present name on February 8, 1943. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,969 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_04.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2020.