Kisakata Station (象潟駅, Kisakata eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikaho, Akita, Japan, operated by JR East.
Lines
Kisakata Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 203.4 km from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Ugo-Honjō and Akita |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Niigata and Sakata |
| 3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | passing track |
History
Kisakata Station opened on November 15, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. A new station building was completed in November 1966. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. The station was renovated in October 2012.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 191 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Nikaho City Hall
References
- ^ "象潟駅、男鹿駅をきれいにリニューアルをいたします" (PDF).
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
External links
Media related to Kisakata Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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