Itsukamachi Station (五日町駅, Itsukamachi-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.
Itsukamachi Station 五日町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Itsukamachi Station, September 2004 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Itsukamachi, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-7101 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°07′11″N 138°54′29″E / 37.1197°N 138.9081°E | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 118.4 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 18 November 1923 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2013 | 237 daily | ||||||||||
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  Itsukamachi Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
Ishiuchi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 118.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout edit
The station has a single ground-level side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
| 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | (siding) |
| 3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Minakami
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History edit
Itsukamachi Station opened on 18 November 1923. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area edit
- Itsukamachi Elementary School
- Itsukamachi Ski Resort
See also edit
External links edit
Media related to Itsukamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Istukamachi Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
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