Nakajō Station

Nakajō Station (中条駅) is a railway station on the Uetsu Main Line in the city of Tainai, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Nakajō Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line and is 29.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu.

Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
The station opened on 1 June 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1191 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Tainai city hall
 * Nakajo Post Office
 * Mizusawa Chemical Industry Nakajo Factory
 * Southern Illinois University Niigata campus site (closed)
 * Niigata Prefectural Nakajo High School
 * Tainai City Nakajo Junior High School
 * Tainai City Nakajo Elementary School
 * Kuraray Plastics
 * Kuraray Plastics