Mikawa Station (Niigata)

Mikawa Station 三川駅
Mikawa Station, October 2010
General information
Location	Shirasaki, Aga-machi, Higashikambara-gun, Niigata-ken Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1455
History
Opened	1913
Previous names	Shirosaki Station (until 1985)
Location Mikawa Station Location within Japan

Mikawa Station (三川駅, Mikawa-eki) is a railway station in Aga, Higashikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mikawa Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 144.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Banetsu West Line
Tsugawa		Banetsu Monogatari	Sakihana
Tsugawa		Agano	Sakihana
Tsugawa		Local	Igashima

History

The station opened on 1 June 1913 as Shirosaki Station (白崎駅). It was renamed to its present name on 14 March 1985. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Aga Mikawa Elementary School
• Japan National Route 49
• former Mikawa village hall

External links

• JR East station information Template:Ja icon