Kameda Station

Kameda Station 亀田駅
East side of Kameda Station, December 2011
General information
Location	1-Chome Higashifunaba, Kōnan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0163 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance	129.8 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=509
History
Opened	20 November 1897
Passengers
FY2015	5,402 daily
Location Kameda Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Kameda Station Kameda Station (Japan)

Kameda Station (亀田駅, Kameda-eki) is a train station in Kōnan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kameda Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 129.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform, serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

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  West side of Kameda Station (June 2018)
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  Gate (December 2011)
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  Shop (February 2006)

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shin'etsu Main Line
Ogikawa		-	Echigo-Ishiyama

History

The station opened on 20 November 1897. 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 2015, the station was used by an average of 5,402 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Niigata Kōyō High School
• Niigata Meikun Junior and Senior High School

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  View from east exit
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  View from west exit (June 2018)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information Template:Ja icon