Nisato Station
Nisato Station (新里駅, Nisato-eki) is a railway station on the Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kōnan Railway Company.
Nisato Station 新里駅 | |
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 Nisato Station in November 2012 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Nisato Higashi-Satomi 14-2, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori-ken 036-8083 Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°35′14.73″N 140°31′14.42″E |
| Operated by |  Kōnan Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Kōnan Line |
| Distance | 3.6 km from Hirosaki |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) |
| History | |
| Opened | September 7, 1927 |
| Location | |
  Nisato Station Location within Aomori Prefecture  Nisato Station Nisato Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Nisato Station is served by the Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line, and lies 3.6 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Hirosaki,
Station layout
Nisato Station has a one island platform. The station building is connected to the platform by a level crossing and is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line | for Hirosaki |
| 2 | ■ Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line | for Kuroishi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line | ||||
| Undōkōenmae | - | Tachita | ||
History
Nisato Station was opened on September 7, 1927, as a signal stop. It was elevated to a full station on September 18, 1951. It became a kan'i itaku station in October 1968. Freight operations were discontinued in 1971. The station was unattended from July 1972 until April 1973, and again from November 1987 to the present.
Surrounding area
- A JGR Class 8620 locomotive on display outside the station.
See also
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Location map (in Japanese)