Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station
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Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station 東柏崎駅 | |||||||||||
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 Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station, June 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 8-12 Okura-chō, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 945-0076 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°22′25″N 138°33′56″E / 37.3736°N 138.5656°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} East Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.6 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 November 1912 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Hisumi Statiuon (to October 1969) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2010 | 120 daily[1] | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station (東柏崎駅, Higashi-Kashiwazaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 1.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge; however, only one platform is in use, and serves one bi-directional track.
The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[2]
History
[edit]Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station opened on 11 November 1912 as Hisumi Station (比角駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1969. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kashiwazaki Tokiwa High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 柏崎市統計年鑑(平成24年版) [Kashiwazaki City Statistical Yearbook (Fiscal 2012)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kashiwazaki City. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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