Nakasato Station (Iwate)

Nakasato Station (中里駅, Nakasato-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Miyako, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nakasato Station 中里駅
Nakasato Station, January 2007
Location	Kariya dai-14 jiwari, Miyako, Iwate （岩手県宮古市刈屋第14地割） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Iwaizumi Line
History
Opened	1966
Closed	2014
Former services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwate-Wainai toward Iwaizumi Iwaizumi Line Iwate-Kariya toward Moichi

Lines

Nakasato Station was a station on the Iwaizumi Line, and was located 7.2 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Moichi Station.

Station layout

Nakasato Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There was no station building. The station was unattended.

History

Nakasato Station opened on 1 October 1966. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The operation of the Iwaizumi Line was suspended from July 2010 and the line was officially closed on 1 April 2014.[1]

Surrounding area

• Kariya River

References

1. JTB Timetable (April 2014) p. 623