Niita Station

Railway station in Takanezawa, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Niita Station

仁井田駅

Niita Station, July 2014

General information
Location| Fubasami, Takanezawa-machi, Shioya-gun, Tochigi-ken 329-120
Japan
Coordinates| 36°39′26.19″N 140°1′46.99″E﻿ / ﻿36.6572750°N 140.0297194°E﻿ / 36.6572750; 140.0297194
Operated by|  JR East
Line(s)| ■ Karasuyama Line
Distance| 5.9 km from Hōshakuji
Platforms| 1 side platform
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 15 April 1923
Passengers
FY2011| 435 daily
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR East | Following station

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Shimotsuke-Hanaoka

towards Utsunomiya

|  | Karasuyama Line |  | Kōnoyama

towards Karasuyama

Location

Niita Station

Location within Tochigi Prefecture

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Niita Station

Niita Station (Japan)

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Niita Station (仁井田駅, Niita-eki) is a railway station in the town of Takanezawa, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

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Niita Station is served by the Karasuyama Line, a 20.4 km (12.7 mi) branch line from Hōshakuji to Karasuyama, and is located 5.9 km (3.7 mi) from Hōshakuji.[1]

## Station layout

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The station consists of one side platform serving a single track. The station is unattended.

## History

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The station opened on 15 April 1923 as Niita Station (熟田駅).[1] The kanji of its name was changed to the present spelling on 1 April 1925. A new station building was completed in March 2014.

## Surrounding area

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* Niita Post Office

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ a b 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 112\. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

## External links

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* Media related to Niita Station at Wikimedia Commons
* JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Karasuyama Line

* Hōshakuji
* Shimotsuke-Hanaoka
* Niita
* Kōnoyama
* Ōgane
* Kobana
* Taki
* Karasuyama

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