Muikamachi Station
Muikamachi Station 六日町駅 | |||||
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 Muikamachi Station | |||||
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| Location | 140-2 Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata （新潟県南魚沼市六日町 140-2） Japan | ||||
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| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 18 November 1923 | ||||
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| FY2016 | 1,812 daily | ||||
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Muikamachi Station (六日町駅, Muikamachi-eki) is a railway station located in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.
Lines
Muikamachi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 111.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki. It is also a terminal station for the Hokuhoku Line.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | Echigo-Yuzawa, Minakami and Takasaki |
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| 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | Going up and down passing track |
| 3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | Urasa, Koide, Ojiya, Nagaoka and Niigata |
| 4 | ■Jōetsu Line | Echigo-Yuzawa |
| ■Hokuhoku Line | Tōkamachi, Saigata and Naoetsu | |
| 5 | ■Hokuhoku Line | Tōkamachi, Saigata and Naoetsu |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jōetsu Main Line | ||||
| Shiozawa | - | Itsukamachi | ||
| Hokuhoku Line | ||||
| (Echigo-Yuzawa) | Chō-Rapid Snow Rabbit[1] | Tōkamachi | ||
| (Echigo-Yuzawa) | Rapid | Tōkamachi | ||
| (Shiozawa) | Local | Uonuma-Kyūryō | ||
History
Muikamachi Station opened on 18 November 1923. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1924 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Muikamachi Post Office
National Route 17
See also
References
- ^ Hokuetsu Express. "Timetable of Hokuhoku Line Revised:March 4.2017" (PDF). Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links
Media related to Muikamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons- JR East Muikamachi Station Template:Ja icon
- Hokuetsu Express Station information Template:Ja icon
37°04′00″N 138°52′33″E / 37.0668°N 138.8758°E
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