title: Nukada Station
text: # Nukada Station
  
  Nukada Station (額田駅, Nukada-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nukada Station is served by the Hitachi-Ōta Spur Line of the Suigun Line, and is located 3.6 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the spur line at Kami-Sugaya Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  Nukata Station opened on November 16, 1897 as a station on the Ota Railway. The Ota Railway merged with the Mito Railway on October 21, 1901 and was nationalized on December 1, 1927. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 348
  * Nukada Post Office
  * Kuji River
  