Echigo-Hirota Station
Appearance
Echigo-Hirota Station 越後広田駅 | |||||
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![]() Echigo-Hirota Station, April 2006 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Kyu-Hirota, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-372 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 37°21′27″N 138°39′41″E / 37.3574°N 138.6613°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
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 | ||||
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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 | » | ||
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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
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)