Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station

Coordinates: 37°22′25″N 138°33′56″E / 37.3736°N 138.5656°E / 37.3736; 138.5656
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Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station

東柏崎駅
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station, June 2006
General information
Location8-12 Okura-chō, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 945-0076
Japan
Coordinates37°22′25″N 138°33′56″E / 37.3736°N 138.5656°E / 37.3736; 138.5656
Operated by East Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Echigo Line
Distance1.6 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Statusunstaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1274
History
Opened11 November 1912
Previous namesHisumi Statiuon (to October 1969)
Passengers
FY2010120 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kashiwazaki
Terminus
Echigo Line Nishi-Nakadōri
towards Niigata
Location
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station is located in JR Echigo Line
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station (Japan)

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]

  1. ^ 柏崎市統計年鑑(平成24年版) [Kashiwazaki City Statistical Yearbook (Fiscal 2012)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kashiwazaki City. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ 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.

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