Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station

Location
	Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station Location within JR Echigo Line Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station (Japan)

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station

東柏崎駅
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station; 東柏崎駅
	Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station, June 2006
General information
Location	8-12 Okura-chō, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 945-0076; Japan
Coordinates	37°22′25″N 138°33′56″E / 37.3736°N 138.5656°E
Operated by	East Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	1.6 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1274
History
Opened	11 November 1912
Previous names	Hisumi Statiuon (to October 1969)
Passengers
FY2010	120 daily
Location
Location
	Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station Location within JR Echigo Line Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station (Japan)

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station (東柏崎駅, Higashi-Kashiwazaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 1.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge; however, only one platform is in use, and serves one bi-directional track.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.^[2]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Echigo Line
Kashiwazaki		-	Nishi-Nakadōri

History

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station opened on 11 November 1912 as Hisumi Station (比角駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1969. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

Kashiwazaki Tokiwa High School

References

^ 柏崎市統計年鑑(平成24年版) [Kashiwazaki City Statistical Yearbook (Fiscal 2012)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kashiwazaki City. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

External links

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[1] 柏崎市統計年鑑(平成24年版) [Kashiwazaki City Statistical Yearbook (Fiscal 2012)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kashiwazaki City. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

[2] Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

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