Nakata Station

Nakata Station 中田駅
Location	13 Nakata-Yonemoto, Morita-chō, Tsugaru, Aomori （青森県つがる市森田町中田米本13） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Gonō Line
History
Opened	1956

Nakata Station (中田駅 Nakata-eki) is a railway station on the JR East Gonō Line located in the city of Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 116.9 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Gonō Line at Higashi-Noshiro Station.

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Gonō Line

Station layout

Nakata Station has a single side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a small weather shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Nakata Station was opened on November 11, 1956 as a Japanese National Railways station in the former village of Morita, Nishitsugaru District. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.

Surrounding area

The station is surrounded by rice fields, and Mount Iwaki is clearly visible from the platform.

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Gonō Line
Mutsu-Morita		Local		Kizukuri

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information page (Japanese)

Coordinates: 40°47′14.53″N 140°21′51.86″E / 40.7873694°N 140.3644056°E