Nittaki Station

Nittaki Station
日立木駅
Nittaki Station in August 2014
Location Kamiharada, Akagi, Sōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-2521
Japan
Coordinates 37°45′22″N 140°56′05″E / 37.7561°N 140.9348°E / 37.7561; 140.9348Coordinates: 37°45′22″N 140°56′05″E / 37.7561°N 140.9348°E / 37.7561; 140.9348
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Joban 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
Location
Nittaki Station
Location within Japan

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

Lines

Nittaki Station is served by the Joban 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 are able to travel only as far as Namie Station. Full services are not expected to resume until after 2020.[1]

Station layout

Nittaki 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 Sōma
2 ■ Joban Line for Haranomachi
3 ■ Joban Line (not in use)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Joban Line
Kashima Local Sōma

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

References

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