Echigo-Kawaguchi Station
Echigo-Kawaguchi Station 越後川口駅 | |
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 Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in September 2015 | |
| Location |
693-1 Higachi-Kawaguchi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-7504 Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Website |
www |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 August 1921 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 208 daily |
| Location | |
  Echigo-Kawaguchi Station Location within Japan | |
Echigo-Kawaguchi Station (越後川口駅 Echigo-Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Echigo-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Jōetsu Line and Iiyama Line. It is 142.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Jōetsu Line at Takasaki and is the terminus of the 96.7 kilometers Iiyama Line.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by an underground passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Iiyama Line | for Tōkamachi, Togarinozawa-Onsen and Nagano |
| 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka |
| 3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Echigo-Nakazato and Minakami |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iiyama Line | ||||
| Uchigamaki | - | Terminus | ||
| Echigo Line | ||||
| Kita-Horinouchi | - | Ojiya | ||
History
The station opened on 5 August 1921. 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 2015, the station was used by an average of 208 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- former Kawaguchi Town Hall
- Japan National Route 17
See also
References
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Echigo-Kawaguchi Station. |
- Echigo-Kawaguchi Station (JR East) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 37°16′23″N 138°51′43″E / 37.27300278°N 138.8618083°E