Nikaho Station

Railway station in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Nikaho Station

仁賀保駅

Nikaho Station in May 2018

General information
Location| Shimizu-18-3 Hirasawa, Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken 018-0402
Japan
Coordinates| 39°17′23″N 139°57′50″E﻿ / ﻿39.289836°N 139.963992°E﻿ / 39.289836; 139.963992
Operated by|  JR East
Line(s)| ■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance| 214.7 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms| 1 side +1 island platform
Other information
Status| Staffed
Website| Official website
History
Opened| June 30, 1922
Previous names| Ugo-Hirasawa (until 1968)
Passengers
FY2018| 261 daily
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR East | Following station

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Kisakata

towards Niigata

|  | Inaho |  | Ugo-Honjō

towards Akita

Konoura

towards Niitsu

|  | Uetsu Main Line |  | Nishime

towards Akita

Location

Nikaho Station

Location within Nikaho, Akita

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Nikaho Station

Nikaho Station (Akita Prefecture)

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Nikaho Station

Nikaho Station (Japan)

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Nikaho Station (仁賀保駅, Nikaho eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikaho, Akita, Japan, operated by JR East.

## Lines

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Nikaho Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 214.7 km from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

## Station layout

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The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended.

### Platforms

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1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Ugo-Honjō and Akita

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2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line  | for Kisakata and Sakata
3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line  | passing track

## History

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The station opened on June 30, 1922[1] as Ugo-Hirasawa Station (羽後平沢駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line. The station was renamed Nikaho Station on April 1, 1968.[1] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in June 2001.[2]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 261 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

## Surrounding area

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* Nikaho city office
* Nikaho Post office
* TDK Hirasawa Plant
* Nikaho Green Field

## 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. 135/540. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. ^ Kouznetsov (4 August 2013). "羽越本線仁賀保". 羽越線資料館.
3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

## External links

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Media related to Nikaho Station at Wikimedia Commons

* JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Uetsu Main Line

* Niitsu
* Kyōgase
* Suibara
* Kamiyama
* Tsukioka
* Nakaura
* Shibata
* Kaji
* Kanazuka
* Nakajō
* Hirakida
* Sakamachi
* Hirabayashi
* Iwafunemachi
* Murakami
* Majima
* Echigo-Hayakawa
* Kuwagawa
* Imagawa
* Echigo-Kangawa
* Gatsugi
* Fuya
* Nezugaseki
* Koiwagawa
* Atsumi Onsen
* Iragawa
* Kobato
* Sanze
* Uzen-Mizusawa
* Uzen-Ōyama
* Tsuruoka
* Fujishima
* Nishibukuro
* Amarume
* Kita-Amarume
* Sagoshi
* Higashi-Sakata
* Sakata
* Mototate
* Minamichōkai
* Yuza
* Fukura
* Mega
* Kosagawa
* Kamihama
* Kisakata
* Konoura
* Nikaho
* Nishime
* Ugo-Honjō
* Ugo-Iwaya
* Oriwatari
* Ugo-Kameda
* Iwaki-Minato
* Michikawa
* Shimohama
* Katsurane
* Araya
* Ugo-Ushijima
* Akita

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