title: Nigatake Station
text: # Nigatake Station
  
  Nigatake Station (苦竹駅, Nigatake-eki) is a railway station in Miyagino-ku in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nigatake Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 4.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath the platforms.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Senseki Line | for Tagajō, Matsushima-Kaigan, Takagimachi |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Senseki Line | for Sendai and Aoba-dōri |
  
  ## History
  
  Nigatake Station opened on May 15, 1928 as Shinden Station (神殿駅) on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The station renamed to its present name on February 8, 1943. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,969 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Sendai Nigatake Police Office
  