Kuroi Station (Niigata)
Kuroi Station (黒井駅, Kuroi-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight terminal operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Kuroi Station 黒井駅 | |
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 North side of the station (July 2018) | |
| Location | 2692-1 Kuroi-Nishihara, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 942-0013 Japan |
| Coordinates | 37°11′01″N 138°16′03″E |
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| Line(s) | ■ Shinetsu Main Line |
| Distance | 2.7 km from Naoetsu |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unattended |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1902 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2010) | 280 |
| Location | |
  Kuroi Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line  Kuroi Station Kuroi Station (Hokuhoku Line)  Kuroi Station Kuroi Station (Japan) | |
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Lines
Kuroi Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 2.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform with an elevated station building located above and at a right angle to the platform. The station is unattended.
South side of the station (November 2013)
Platform
History
The station opened on 1 July 1902, as a freight station of the Hokuetsu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. Passenger service began on 1 September 1906. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
See also
References
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 582. ISBN 4533029809.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)