Echigo-Hirota Station

Echigo-Hirota Station (越後広田駅, Echigo-Hirota-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Hirota Station

越後広田駅
Echigo-Hirota Station, April 2006
General information
LocationKyu-Hirota, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-372
Japan
Coordinates37.3574°N 138.6613°E / 37.3574; 138.6613
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance48.1 km to Naoetsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Statusunstaffed
History
Opened27 December 1921 (1921-12-27)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kitajō
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Nagatori
towards Niigata
Location
Echigo-Hirota Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
Echigo-Hirota Station
Echigo-Hirota Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Echigo-Hirota Station is located in Japan
Echigo-Hirota Station
Echigo-Hirota Station
Echigo-Hirota Station (Japan)

Lines

Echigo-Hirota Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 48.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1  Shin'etsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
2  Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka and Niigata

History

Echigo-Hirota Station opened on 27 December 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Hirota hot springs

See also


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