Nakaminato Station

Nakaminato Station (那珂湊駅, Nakaminato-eki) is a railway station on the Minato Line in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway.

Nakaminato Station

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Nakaminato Station, September 2015
LocationShakamachi, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-1225
Japan
Operated by■ Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line(s)■ Minato Line
Construction
Structure typeat grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.hitachinaka-rail.co.jp/station/nakaminato.html
History
Opened25 December 1913 (1913-12-25)
Traffic
Passengers492 per day (FY2011)

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.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Minato Line
Takadano-tekkyō - Tonoyama

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
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References
  1. 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.

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