Nakasawa Station

Nakasawa Station 中沢駅
Nakagawa Station in September 2009
Location	729-1 Shitobashi Isono, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 030-1261 Japan
Coordinates	40°56′58.30″N 140°39′21.80″E / 40.9495278°N 140.6560556°E / 40.9495278; 140.6560556Coordinates: 40°56′58.30″N 140°39′21.80″E / 40.9495278°N 140.6560556°E / 40.9495278; 140.6560556
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
Location
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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.

Lines

Nakasawa Station is served by the Tsugaru Line, and is located 16.8 km 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.

Adjacent stations

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nakasawa Station.

• Official website (in Japanese)