Nittaki Station

Nittaki Station (日立木駅, Nittaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sōma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nittaki Station 日立木駅
Nittaki Station in December, 2022
General information
Location	Kamiharada, Akagi, Sōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-2521 Japan
Coordinates	37.7561°N 140.9348°E / 37.7561; 140.9348
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	301.1 km from Nippori
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1183
History
Opened	15 August 1922
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kashima towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsu Sōma towards Sendai
Location
Nittaki Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Nittaki Station Nittaki Station (Japan)

Lines

Nittaki Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 301.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo. However, due to damage to the line caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, trains from Nittaki were only able to travel as far as Namie Station. Operations were restored to Haranomachi Station on 21 December 2011, and full services on the line were resumed on 14 March 2020.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, at present platform 3 is not in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Joban Line	for Haranomachi and Odaka
2	■ Joban Line	for Sōma and Sendai
3	■ Joban Line	(not in use)

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  The platforms in August 2014

History

Nittaki Station opened on 15 August 1922. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Sōma Roadside Station
• Niitaki Post Office
• Sōma Shrine

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Nittaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)