Kariwa Station

Kariwa Station

刈羽駅
Kariwa Station; 刈羽駅
	Kariwa Station, October 2009
General information
Location	Kariwa-mura, Kariwa-gun, Niigata-ken 945-0307; Japan
Coordinates	37°25′48″N 138°37′10″E / 37.4300°N 138.6195°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	9.9 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=516
History
Opened	11 November 1912
Services
Location
	Kariwa Station Location within JR Echigo Line Kariwa Station Kariwa Station (Japan)

Kariwa Station (刈羽駅, Kariwa-eki) is a railway station in the village of Kariwa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Kariwa Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 9.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.^[1]

History[edit]

Kariwa Station opened on 11 November 1912. A new station building was completed in 1984. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area[edit]

Kariwa Village Hall
Kariwa Post Office
Kariwa Shell Midden
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant

References[edit]

^ 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.

External links[edit]

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[1] 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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