Kashiwazaki Station

Kashiwazaki Station
柏崎駅
Kashiwazaki Station in July 2018
Location 1 Ekimae, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 945-0055
Japan
Coordinates 37°21′48″N 138°33′23″E / 37.3634°N 138.5564°E / 37.3634; 138.5564Coordinates: 37°21′48″N 138°33′23″E / 37.3634°N 138.5564°E / 37.3634; 138.5564
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 36.3 from Naoetsu
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=436
History
Opened 1 August 1897
Rebuilt 1967
Traffic
Passengers 1,623 (FY2017)
Location
Kashiwazaki Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kashiwazaki Station
Kashiwazaki Station (JR Echigo Line)
Kashiwazaki Station
Kashiwazaki Station (Japan)

Kashiwazaki Station (柏崎駅, Kashiwazaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Kashiwazaki Station is served by both the Shinetsu Main Line and the Echigo Line. It is 36.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Shinetsu Main Line at Naoetsu, and forms the terminus of the Echigo Line.

Station layout

Entrance

The station consists of two island platforms, serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge. The two-story station building has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

0  Echigo Line for Yoshida and Niigata
1  Shinetsu Main Line passing track
2  Shinetsu Main Line for Nagaoka and Niigata
3  Shinetsu Main Line for Naoetsu

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shinetsu Main Line
Kakizaki   Shirayuki   Nagaoka
Kakizaki   Rapid   Raikōji
Kujiranami   Local   Ibarame
Echigo Line
Terminus   Local   Higashi-Kashiwazaki

History

Kashiwazaki Station opened on 1 August 1897.[1] A new station building was completed in October 1967. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Surrounding area

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station station was used by an average of 1,623 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 584. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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