Kirihara Station (桐原駅, Kirihara-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kirihara Station 桐原駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Teradomari-gobuichi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0154 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°36′06″N 138°47′33″E / 37.60167°N 138.79250°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 36.2 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 5 December 1919 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2010 | 55 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
Kirihara Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 36.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.
Station layout edit
The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.
The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]
History edit
The station opened on 5 December 1919.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- National Route 116
- Kirihara Post Office
See also edit
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.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 597. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kirihara Station (Niigata).
- JR East station information (in Japanese)