Kirihara Station (Niigata)

Kirihara Station
Kirihara Station; 桐原駅
	Kirihara Station in September 2007
Location	Teradomari-gobuichi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0154; Japan
Coordinates	37°36′06″N 138°47′33″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	36.2 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 December 1919
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	55 daily
Services
Location
	Kirihara Station Location within JR Echigo Line Kirihara Station Kirihara Station (Japan)

Kirihara Station (桐原駅, Kirihara-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kirihara Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 36.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]

History

The station opened on 5 December 1919.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 116
Kirihara Post Office

References

Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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. 597. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[1] Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

[teishajo1998-2] 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. 597. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.