Nakaminato Station
Nakaminato Station 那珂湊駅 | |||||||||||
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 Entrance of Nakaminato Station in September 2020 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Shakamachi, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-1225 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°20′41″N 140°35′17″E / 36.3447°N 140.5880°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Hitachinaka Seaside Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Minato Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.2 km from Katsuta | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island platform, 1 side platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 December 1913 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2011 | 492 daily | ||||||||||
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  Kōkimae Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture  Kōkimae Station Kōkimae Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Nakaminato Station (那珂湊駅, Nakaminato-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Minato Line in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway.
Lines[edit]
Nakaminato Station is served by the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line from Katsuta to Ajigaura, and lies 8.2 km from the starting point of the line at Katsuta.[1]
Station layout[edit]
The station is staffed and consists of a one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks. It is the only station on the line which is fully staffed. The line's maintenance depot adjoins the station.
History[edit]
Nakaminato Station opened on 25 December 1913[1] as a station on the Minato Railway.
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 492 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area[edit]
- center of former Nakaminato city
- Nakaminato Post Office
- Nakagawa River
- Nakaminato fishing port
Bus routes[edit]
- For Oarai Station and Mito Station
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 207. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
External links[edit]
Media related to Nakaminato Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station information (in Japanese)