Raikōji Station

Raikōji Station 来迎寺駅
Raikōji Station, August 2015
General information
Location	2727-3 Raikōji, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5411 Japan
Coordinates	37°23′49.85″N 138°47′0.61″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 December 1898
Passengers
556 daily (FY2017)
Location Raikōji Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Raikōji Station Raikōji Station (Japan)

Raikōji Station (来迎寺駅, Raikōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Raikōji Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 63.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

Platform (December 2011)

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu
2	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Nagaoka, Niigata

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shin'etsu Main Line
Shirayuki: Does not stop at this station
Kashiwazaki		Rapid		Miyauchi
Echigo-Iwatsuka		-		Maekawa

History

Raikōji Station opened on 27 December 1898. The present station building was completed in November 1979. The station was also served by the now-defunct Uonuma Line from 1911–1984, and the Nagaoka Line from 1921–1995. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 556 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Raikōji Post Office
• Koshiji Middle School
• Koshiji Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)