Nagatori Station

Nagatori Station (長鳥駅, Nagatori-eki) is a railway station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nagatori Station 長鳥駅
Nagatori Station, April 2006
General information
Location	NIshinagatori, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3723 Japan
Coordinates	37.3666°N 138.6840°E / 37.3666; 138.6840
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance	50.8 km to Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	unstaffed
History
Opened	15 December 1953 (1953-12-15)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Echigo-Hirota towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Tsukayama towards Niigata
Location
Nagatori Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Nagatori Station Nagatori Station (Japan)

Lines

Nagatori Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 50.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

Platform (April 2006)

The station consists of on ground-level island platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage, serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

south	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
north	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Nagaoka and Niigata

History

Nagatori Station opened on 15 December 1953. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• The station is located in an isolated rural area, with few inhabitants. Niigata Prefectural Route 11 is near the station.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)