Minami-Nakagō Station

36°45′12″N 140°43′44″E / 36.7533°N 140.7290°E / 36.7533; 140.7290Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance167.0 km from NipporiPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusunmanned stationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened18 March 1910; 114 years ago (1910-03-18)PassengersFY2021465 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Takahagi towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Isohara towards Sendai

Location
Minami-Nakagō Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Minami-Nakagō Station Minami-Nakagō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Minami-Nakagō Station (南中郷駅, Minami-Nakagō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Minami-Nakagō Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 167.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is Unstuffed.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
2	■ Jōban Line	for Isohara, Iwaki, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi

History

Minami-Nakagō Station was opened on 1 February 1910 as a freight station to serve nearby coal mines, and began passenger operations on 18 March 1910. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2014.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 553 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Minami-Nakagō Post Office
• National Route 6

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Minami-Nakagō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information JR East Station Information (in Japanese)