Nakasawa Station

Nakasawa Station (中沢駅, Nakasawa-eki) is a railway station on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tsugaru Line located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The station is on the border between the city of Aomori and the town of Yomogita, and “Nakazawa” is a place name within Yomogita.

Nakasawa Station 中沢駅
Nakagawa Station in September 2009
General information
Location	729-1 Shitobashi Isono, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 030-1261 Japan
Coordinates	40°56′58.30″N 140°39′21.80″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tsugaru Line
Distance	16.8 km from Aomori
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 25, 1959
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yomogita towards Minmaya Tsugaru Line Ushirogata towards Aomori
Location
Nakasawa Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Nakasawa Station Nakasawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Nakasawa Station is served by the Tsugaru Line, and is located 16.8 km (10.4 mi) from the starting point of the line at Aomori.

Station layout

Nakasawa Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. There is no station building, but only a weather shelter on Platform 1.

Platforms

1	■ Tsugaru Line	for Aomori
2	■ Tsugaru Line	(siding)
3	■ Tsugaru Line	for Kanita and Minmaya

Some limited express trains, including Hokutosei, stop at this station without embarkment or disembarkment for siding.

History

Nakasawa Station was opened on November 25, 1959 as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. A siding track was added in March 1988.

Surrounding area

National Route 280

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)