Echigo-Hirota Station

Echigo-Hirota Station 越後広田駅
Echigo-Hirota Station, April 2006
General information
Location	Kyu-Hirota, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-372 Japan
Coordinates	37.3574°N 138.6613°E / 37.3574; 138.6613
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance	48.1 km to Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	unstaffed
History
Opened	27 December 1921
Location Echigo-Hirota Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Echigo-Hirota Station Echigo-Hirota Station (Japan)

Echigo-Hirota Station (越後広田駅, Echigo-Hirota-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Hirota Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 48.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shin'etsu Main Line
Kitajō		-	Nagatori

History

Echigo-Hirota Station opened on 27 December 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Hirota hot springs

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)