Kuroi Station (Niigata)

Kuroi Station 黒井駅
North side of the station (July 2018)
General information
Location	2692-1 Kuroi-Nishihara, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 942-0013 Japan
Coordinates	37°11′01″N 138°16′03″E
Operated by	JR East JR Freight
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance	2.7 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unattended
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=537
History
Opened	1 July 1902 (1902-07-01)
Passengers
FY2010	280
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Naoetsu Terminus Shin'etsu Main Line Local Saigata towards Niigata Preceding station Hokuhoku Express Following station Naoetsu Terminus Hokuhoku Line Local (limited service) Saigata towards Echigo-Yuzawa
Location Kuroi Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Kuroi Station Kuroi Station (Hokuhoku Line) Kuroi Station Kuroi Station (Japan)

Kuroi Station (黒井駅, Kuroi-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight terminal operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Kuroi Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 2.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform with an elevated station building located above and at a right angle to the platform. The station is unattended.

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  South side of the station (November 2013)
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  Platform

Platforms

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

History

The station in July 2004, before rebuilding

The station opened on 1 July 1902, as a freight station of the Hokuetsu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. Passenger service began on 1 September 1906. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• National Route 8

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 582. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)