Echigo-Shimoseki Station
Echigo-Shimoseki Station 越後下関駅 | |
|---|---|
 Echigo-Shimoseki Station in August 2004 | |
| Location |
Shimoseki, Sekikawa-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3265 Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■ Yonesaka Line |
| Distance | 79.7 km from Yonezawa |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Website |
www |
| History | |
| Opened | 10 August 1931 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 98 |
| Location | |
  Echigo-Shimoseki Station Location within Japan | |
Echigo-Shimoseki Station (越後下関駅 Echigo-Shimoseki-eki) is a railway station on the Yonesaka Line in Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Echigo-Shimoseki Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 79.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.
Station layout
The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yonesaka Line | for Oguni, Iwaizumi, and Yonezawa |
| 2 | ■ Yonesaka Line | for Sakamachi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonesaka Line | ||||
| Echigo-Katakai | Local | Echigo-Ōshima | ||
History
Echigo-Shimoseki Station opened on 10 August 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 98 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- National Route 113
- Sekikawa village hall
- Sekikawa Post Office
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
- JR East station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 38°5′24.28″N 139°33′35.70″E / 38.0900778°N 139.5599167°E