Nitta Station (Miyagi)

Nitta Station (新田駅, Nitta-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nitta Station

新田駅
Nitta Station, August 2006
LocationHasama-cho Nitta, Tome-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-4601
Japan
Coordinates38°42′41″N 141°07′11″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance416.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 4, 1894
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)244 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Umegasawa
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Ishikoshi
toward Morioka
Location
Nitta Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Nitta Station
Nitta Station (Japan)

Lines

Nitta Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 416.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Nitta Station has one island platform and one side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge; however track 2 of the island platform is not in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kogota and Sendai
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line Not in use
3 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Ishikoshi and Ichinoseki

History

Nitta Station opened on January 4, 1894. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 244 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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