Echigo-Kawaguchi Station

Echigo-Kawaguchi Station
越後川口駅
Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in December 2016
Location 693-1 Higachi-Kawaguchi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-7504
Japan
Coordinates 37°16′23″N 138°51′43″E / 37.27300278°N 138.8618083°E / 37.27300278; 138.8618083Coordinates: 37°16′23″N 138°51′43″E / 37.27300278°N 138.8618083°E / 37.27300278; 138.8618083
Elevation 67.8 m[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance 142.8 km from Takasaki
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Other information
Website Official website
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 on the Joetsu Line in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Joetsu Line and Iiyama Line. It is 142.8 km (88.7 mi) from the starting point of the Joetsu Line at Takasaki and also forms the terminus of the 96.7 km Iiyama Line.[2]

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.[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ Iiyama Line for Tōkamachi, Togarinozawa-Onsen, and Nagano
2 ■ Joetsu Line for Nagaoka
3 ■ Joetsu Line for Echigo-Yuzawa, Echigo-Nakazato, and Minakami

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Joetsu Line
Kita-Horinouchi - Ojiya
Iiyama Line
Uchigamaki - Terminus

History

Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in September 2015

The station opened on 5 August 1921.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

The station building sustained some damage in the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake, which hit on 23 October 2004.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 208 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版 [The databook of all railroad stations in Niigata (Revised edition)] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 156. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6.
  2. 1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 454. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ↑ 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.
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