Nukada Station

Nukada Station (額田駅, Nukada-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nukada Station 額田駅
Nukada Station in August 2004
General information
Location	Nukada Minami-go Tenjin Koya 1205-2, Naka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-0107 Japan
Coordinates	36°29′09″N 140°30′12″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	3.6 km from Kami-Sugaya
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 16, 1897
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Minami-Sakaide towards Mito Suigun Line Hitachi-Ōta Branch Kawai towards Hitachi-Ōta
Location Nukada Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Nukada Station Nukada Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platform

Lines

Nukada Station is served by the Hitachi-Ōta Spur Line of the Suigun Line, and is located 3.6 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the spur line at Kami-Sugaya Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History

Nukata Station opened on November 16, 1897 as a station on the Ota Railway. The Ota Railway merged with the Mito Railway on October 21, 1901 and was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 348
• Nukada Post Office
• Kuji River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Nukada Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)