Echigo-Katakai Station (越後片貝駅, Echigo-Katakai-eki) is a railway station in the village of Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Echigo-Katakai Station 越後片貝駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 83 Katakai, Sekikawa-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3226 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°4′14.63″N 139°37′20.43″E / 38.0707306°N 139.6223417°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Yonesaka Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 73.1 km from Yonezawa | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 30 November 1933 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
Echigo-Katakai Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 73.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.
Station layout edit
The station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, but the station building also serves as a local public assembly hall.
History edit
Echigo-Katakai Station opened on 30 November 1933. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area edit
- National Route 113
- Arakawa River
See also edit
External links edit
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)