Muikamachi Station
Muikamachi Station (六日町駅, Muikamachi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.
Muikamachi Station 六日町駅 | |
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 Muikamachi Station | |
| Location | 140-2 Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-6680 Japan |
| Coordinates | 37.0668°N 138.8758°E |
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| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 18 November 1923 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2017) | 1794 daily |
| Location | |
  Muikamachi Station Location within Hokuhoku Line  Muikamachi Station Muikamachi Station (Japan) | |
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Lines
Muikamachi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 111.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki. It is also a terminal station for the Hokuhoku Line.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa and Minakami |
| 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | (siding) |
| 3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka and Niigata |
| 4 | ■ Hokuhoku Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa |
| 5 | ■ Hokuhoku Line | for Tōkamachi and Naoetsu |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Jōetsu Main Line | ||||
| Shiozawa | - | Itsukamachi | ||
| Hokuhoku Line | ||||
| (Echigo-Yuzawa) | Chō-Rapid Snow Rabbit[1] | Tōkamachi | ||
| (Echigo-Yuzawa) | Rapid | Tōkamachi | ||
| (Shiozawa) | Local | Uonuma-Kyūryō | ||
History
Muikamachi Station opened on 18 November 1923. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1794 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Muikamachi Post Office
See also
References
- Hokuetsu Express. "Timetable of Hokuhoku Line Revised:March 4.2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- 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.
External links
- JR East Muikamachi Station (in Japanese)
- Hokuetsu Express Station information (in Japanese)