Nittaki Station

Nittaki Station
日立木駅

Nittaki Station in May 2008
Location Akagi Kamiharada, Sōma, Fukushima
(福島県相馬市赤木字上原田)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
History
Opened 1922

Nittaki Station (日立木駅 Nittaki-eki) is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company in Sōma, Fukushima, Japan.

Lines

Nittaki Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 301.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. However, due to damage to the line caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, trains from Nittaki are able to travel as far as Sōma Station to the north and Haranomachi Station to the south. Full services are not expected to resume until after 2017.

Station layout

Nittaki Station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. However, at present platform 3 is not in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Jōban Line For Sōma
2  Jōban Line For Haranomachi
3  Jōban Line (not in use)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Joban Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kashima   Local   Sōma

History

Nittaki Station was opened on 15 August 1922. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

External links

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Coordinates: 37°45′22″N 140°56′05″E / 37.7561°N 140.9348°E / 37.7561; 140.9348

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