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Nigatake Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Previous names
  
Shinden (until 1943)

Address
  
Japan

Phone
  
+81 50-2016-1603

Line(s)
  
Senseki Line

Passengers (FY 2013)
  
2,538 daily

Opened
  
1928

Nigatake Station

Location
  
1-7-33 Nigatake, Miyagino, Sendai, Miyagi (宮城県宮城野区苦竹一丁目7-33) Japan

Similar
  
Rikuzen‑Haranomachi Station, Kozurushinden Station, Higashi‑Sendai Station, Miyaginohara Station, Fukudamachi Station

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).

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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.

Station layout

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

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.

Surrounding area

  • Sendai Nigatake Police Office
  • References

    Nigatake Station Wikipedia