Echigo-Akatsuka Station
Echigo-Akatsuka Station (越後赤塚駅, Echigo-Akatsuka-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Echigo-Akatsuka Station 越後赤塚駅 | |||||||||||
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 Echigo-Akatsuka Station building in August 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 886 Akatsuka, Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.8161°N 138.9081°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 4.4 m[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 64.9 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 December 1914 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2010 | 915 daily | ||||||||||
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  Echigo-Akatsuka Station Location within JR Echigo Line  Echigo-Akatsuka Station Echigo-Akatsuka Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Echigo-Akatsuka Station is served by the 83.8 km (52.1 mi) Echigo Line, and is 64.9 km (40.3 mi) from starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks.[1] The station is unattended.[1] Suica farecard can be used at this station.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional) |
History
The station opened on 25 December 1914.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[3]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版 [The databook of all railroad stations in Niigata (Revised edition)] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 112. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6.
- 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.
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 598–599. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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