Kirihara Station (Niigata)

Location
	Kirihara Station Location within Japan

Kirihara Station

桐原駅
Kirihara Station; 桐原駅
	Kirihara Station in September 2007
General information
Location	Teradomari-gobuichi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0154; Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	36.2 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=607
History
Opened	5 December 1919
Location
Location
	Kirihara Station Location within Japan

Kirihara Station (桐原駅, Kirihara-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kirihara Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 36.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving a single bidirectional line. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Echigo Line
Ojimaya		Local	Teradomari

History

The station opened on 5 December 1919.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 116
Kirihara Post Office

References

^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 597. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

JR East station information Template:Ja icon

37°36′06″N 138°47′33″E / 37.60167°N 138.79250°E / 37.60167; 138.79250

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 597. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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