Nigatake Station

38°16′07″N 140°55′07″E / 38.2685°N 140.9187°E / 38.2685; 140.9187Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Senseki LineDistance4.0 km from Aoba-dōriPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMay 15, 1928Rebuilt2003Previous namesShinden Station (to 1943)PassengersFY20182969 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Rikuzen-Haranomachi towards Aoba-dori		Senseki Line		Kozurushinden towards Ishinomaki

Location

Nigatake Station (苦竹駅, Nigatake-eki) is a railway station in Miyagino-ku in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nigatake Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 4.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri.

Station layout

The station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath the platforms.

Platforms

1	■ Senseki Line	for Tagajō, Matsushima-Kaigan, Takagimachi
2	■ Senseki Line	for Sendai and Aoba-dōri

History

Nigatake Station opened on May 15, 1928 as Shinden Station (神殿駅) on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The station renamed to its present name on February 8, 1943. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,969 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Sendai Nigatake Police Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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