Echigo-Horinouchi Station
Echigo-Horinouchi Station 越後堀之内駅 | |
|---|---|
 Echigo-Horinouchi Station, September 2004 | |
| Location |
3860 Horinouchi, Uonuma-shi, Niigata-ken Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■Jōetsu Line |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| History | |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 433 daily |
| Location | |
  Echigo-Horinouchi Station Location within Japan | |
Echigo-Horinouchi Station (越後堀之内駅 Echigo-Horinouchi-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Uonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Echigo-Horinouchi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 134.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Koide, Echigo-Yuzawa |
| 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jōetsu Line | ||||
| Koide | - | Kita-Horinouchi | ||
History
Echigo-Horinouchi Station opened on 1 August 1922. 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 433 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- former Horinouchi town hall
- Japan National Route 17
- Horinouchi Post Office
- Horinouchi Elementary School
- Horinouchi Middle School
See also
References
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Echigo-Horinouchi Station. |
- Echigo-Horinouchi Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 37°14′22″N 138°55′42″E / 37.2394°N 138.9282°E