Kuroi Station (Niigata)

Kuroi Station
黒井駅

Kuroi Station in November 2013
Location 2692-1 Kuroi-Nishihara, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shinetsu Main Line
Distance 2.7 km from Naoetsu
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=537
History
Opened 1 July 1902 (1902-07-01)
Location
Kuroi Station
Location within Japan

Kuroi Station (黒井駅 Kuroi-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kurt Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 2.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station. The station also has a freight terminal operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform with an elevated station building located above and at a right angle to the platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka and Niigata
2  Shin'etsu Main Line for Naoetsu

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shin'etsu Main Line
Naoetsu - Saigata

History

The station opened on 1 July 1902, as a freight station of the Hokuetsu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. Passenger service began on 1 September 1906. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  • Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 582. ISBN 4533029809. 
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