Nakaminato Station

Railway station in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

36°20′41″N 140°35′17″E / 36.3447°N 140.5880°E / 36.3447; 140.5880Operated by Hitachinaka Seaside RailwayLine(s)■ Minato LineDistance8.2 km from KatsutaPlatforms3 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)Tracks3Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 December 1913PassengersFY2011492 daily Services
Preceding station Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Following station
Takadano-tekkyō
towards Katsuta
 Minato Line Tonoyama
towards Ajigaura
Location
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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

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

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

Nakaminato Station opened on 25 December 1913[1] as a station on the Minato Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 492 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

  • center of former Nakaminato city
  • Nakaminato Post Office
  • Nakagawa River
  • Nakaminato fishing port

Bus routes

Ibaraki Kotsu

See also

References

  1. ^ 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

Media related to Nakaminato Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station information (in Japanese)
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Stations of the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line