Nakajō Station

Nakajō Station (中条駅, Nakajō-eki) is a railway station on the Uetsu Main Line in the city of Tainai, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nakajō Station 中条駅
Nakajō Station in August 2018
Location	7-22 Omete-cho, Tainai-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2631 Japan
Coordinates	38°02′59.8″N 139°23′53.6″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	29.1 km from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1914
Passengers
1191 daily (FY2017)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shibata toward Kogota Inaho Sakamachi toward Onagawa Kanazuka toward Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Hirakida toward Akita
Location
Nakajō Station Location within Japan

Lines

Nakajō Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line and is 29.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Niitsu and Niigata
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	(siding)
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Murakami, Sakata and Yonezawa

History

The station opened on 1 June 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1191 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Tainai city hall
• National Route 7
• Nakajo Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)