Kuroyama Station (黒山駅, Kuroyama-eki) is a train station in Kita-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Kuroyama Station

黒山駅
Kuroyama Station, October 2019
General information
Location2314 Ōta, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-3313
Japan
Coordinates37°56′14.85″N 139°14′30.25″E / 37.9374583°N 139.2417361°E / 37.9374583; 139.2417361
Operated by
Line(s) Hakushin Line
Distance18.0 km from Niigata
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 February 1957
Passengers
FY2010192 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Toyosaka
towards Niigata
Hakushin Line Sasaki
towards Shibata
Location
Kuroyama Station is located in JR Hakushin Line
Kuroyama Station
Kuroyama Station
Location within JR Hakushin Line
Kuroyama Station is located in Japan
Kuroyama Station
Kuroyama Station
Kuroyama Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kuroyama Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and is 18.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.

Layout

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The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Hakushin Line for Shibata and Niigata (bidirectional)
2  Hakushin Line for Shibata and Niigata (bidirectional)

History

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The station opened on 11 February 1957. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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The station is located in a semi-rural residential area.

See also

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