Nakaminato Station

Nakaminato Station

那珂湊駅
Nakaminato Station; 那珂湊駅
	Entrance of Nakaminato Station in September 2020
General information
Location	Shakamachi, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-1225; Japan
Coordinates	36.3447°N 140.5880°E
Operated by	Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line(s)	■ Minato Line
Distance	8.2 km from Katsuta
Platforms	3 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 December 1913
Passengers
FY2011	492 daily
Services
Location
	Kōkimae Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Kōkimae Station Kōkimae Station (Japan)

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

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.

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

Bus routes

Ibaraki Kotsu

For Oarai Station and Mito Station

References

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.

External links

Media related to Nakaminato Station at Wikimedia Commons

Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station information (in Japanese)

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[terada2013-1] 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.