Minami-Nakagō Station

Minami-Nakagō Station (南中郷駅, Minami-Nakagō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Minami-Nakagō Station

南中郷駅
Minami-Nakagō Station, April 2017
General information
LocationMinami-Nakagō-cho Onoyasahi 238, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-1555
Japan
Coordinates36°45′12″N 140°43′44″E / 36.7533°N 140.7290°E / 36.7533; 140.7290
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
Distance167.0 km from Nippori
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Statusunmanned station
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 March 1910; 114 years ago (1910-03-18)
Passengers
FY2021465 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Takahagi
towards Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Isohara
towards Sendai
Location
Minami-Nakagō Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Minami-Nakagō Station
Minami-Nakagō Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Minami-Nakagō Station is located in Japan
Minami-Nakagō Station
Minami-Nakagō Station
Minami-Nakagō Station (Japan)

Lines

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Minami-Nakagō Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 167.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

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

Platforms

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1  Jōban Line for Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
2  Jōban Line for Isohara, Iwaki, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi

History

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Minami-Nakagō Station was opened on 1 February 1910 as a freight station to serve nearby coal mines, and began passenger operations on 18 March 1910. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2014.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 553 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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