Echigo-Iwatsuka Station
Appearance
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station 越後岩塚駅 | |||||
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![]() Echigo-Iwatsuka Station, October 2011 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 1086 Iizuka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5414 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 37°23′11″N 138°45′23″E / 37.3863°N 138.7565°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 June 1945 | ||||
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Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (越後岩塚駅, Echigo-Iwatsuka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 60.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge serving two tracks. The station is unattended.
Platforms
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||
Tsukayama | - | Raikōji |
History
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station opened on 1 June 1945. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
- Iwatsuka Post Office
- Hotokusan Inari Taisha
See also
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)