Echigo-Kangawa Station

Echigo-Kangawa Station (越後寒川駅, Echigo-Kangawa eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Kangawa Station 越後寒川駅
Echigo-Kangawa Station in June 2010
General information
Location	Kangawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026 Japan
Coordinates	38°26′55.4″N 139°29′24.2″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	87.5 km from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 July 1924
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Imagawa towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Gatsugi towards Akita
Location Echigo-Kangawa Station Location within Japan

Lines

Echigo-Kangawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 87.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platforms and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Murakami and Niitsu
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Tsuruoka and Sakata

History

Echigo-Kangawa Station opened on 31 July 1924. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• National Route 345

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)