Kita-Yoshida Station

Kita-Yoshida Station 北吉田駅
Kita-Yoshida Station platform, September 2007
General information
Location	Yoshida Bunkyo-machi, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0266 Japan
Coordinates	37°42′7.06″N 138°52′55.80″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	51.7 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 April 1984
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yoshida towards Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Iwamuro towards Niigata
Location Kita-Yoshida Station Location within JR Echigo Line Kita-Yoshida Station Kita-Yoshida Station (Japan)

Kita-Yoshida Station (北吉田駅, Kita-Yoshida-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsubame, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Yoshida Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 51.7 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track.

The station is unattended. Suica cards, Niigata City's travel scheme, can be used at this station. Rail tickets can be purchased from automatic ticket machines.

History

The station opened on 8 April 1984 in Yoshida which is now part of the city of Tsubame. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• National Route 116
• Yoshida High School
• Yoshida Middle School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Kita-Yoshida Station information (in Japanese)
• Video: Iwamuro to Kita-Yoshida to Yoshida