Echigo-Akatsuka Station

Echigo-Akatsuka
越後赤塚駅

West side of Echigo-Akatsuka, July 2004
Location 886 Akatsuka, Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Echigo Line
Distance 64.9 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=263
History
Opened 25 December 1914
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 915 daily
Location
Echigo-Akatsuka
Location within Japan

Echigo-Akatsuka Station (越後赤塚駅 Echigo-Akatsuka-eki) is a train station in Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Akatsuka Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 64.9 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Echigo Line for Niigata
2  Echigo Line for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Echigo Line
Echigo-Sone - Uchino-Nishigaoka

History

The station opened on 25 December 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

External links

Coordinates: 37°48′58″N 138°54′29″E / 37.8161°N 138.9081°E / 37.8161; 138.9081

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