Echigo-Shikawatari Station (越後鹿渡駅, Echigo-Shikawatari-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tsunan, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Echigo-Shikawatari Station 越後鹿渡駅 | |||||||||||
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 Echigo-Shikawatari Station in April 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sanga, Tsunan-machi, Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-8207 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°02′53″N 138°40′17″E / 37.0480°N 138.6715°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Iiyama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 62.1 kilometers from Toyono | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 November 1927 | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
Echigo-Shikawatari Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 62.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History edit
Echigo-Shikawatari Station opened on 6 November 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2002.
Surrounding area edit
- Shinano River
- Matsunoyama Onsen
National Route 353
See also edit
External links edit
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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