Nisato Station

Nisato Station (新里駅, Nisato-eki) is a railway station on the Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kōnan Railway Company.

Nisato Station 新里駅
Nisato Station in November 2012
General information
Location	Nisato Higashi-Satomi 14-2, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori-ken 036-8083 Japan
Coordinates	40°35′14.73″N 140°31′14.42″E
Operated by	Kōnan Railway
Line(s)	■ Kōnan Line
Distance	3.6 km from Hirosaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	September 7, 1927
Location Nisato Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Nisato Station Nisato Station (Japan)

Lines

Nisato Station is served by the Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line, and lies 3.6 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Hirosaki,

Station layout

Nisato Station has a one island platform. The station building is connected to the platform by a level crossing and is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line	for Hirosaki
2	■ Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line	for Kuroishi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line
Undōkōenmae		-	Tachita

History

Nisato Station was opened on September 7, 1927, as a signal stop. It was elevated to a full station on September 18, 1951. It became a kan'i itaku station in October 1968. Freight operations were discontinued in 1971. The station was unattended from July 1972 until April 1973, and again from November 1987 to the present.

Surrounding area

• A JGR Class 8620 locomotive on display outside the station.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Location map (in Japanese)