is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Nanyō,

Yamagata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Yamagata Prefecture has a population of 1,079,950 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 9,325 km² (3,600 sq mi). Yamagata Prefecture borders Akita Prefecture to the north, ...

, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Nakagawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 64.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Nakagawa Station has two opposed

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s connected via a pedestrian overpass; however, only one platform is in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Nakagawa Station opened on November 3, 1903. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

National Route 13

External links

JR East Station information
Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture Ōu Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1903 {{Yamagata-railstation-stub