Echigo-Ōshima Station

Echigo-Ōshima Station (越後大島駅, Echigo-Ōshima-eki) is a railway station in the village of Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Ōshima Station 越後大島駅
Echigo-Ōshima Station in August 2004
General information
Location	Tsuchisawa, Sekikawa-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3200 Japan
Coordinates	38°05′59″N 139°31′05″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yonesaka Line
Distance	83.5 km from Yonezawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=267
History
Opened	10 August 1931
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sakamachi Terminus Yonesaka Line Echigo-Shimoseki towards Yonezawa
Location Echigo-Ōshima Station Location within Japan

Lines

Echigo-Ōshima Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 83.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Echigo-Ōshima Station opened on 10 August 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 113

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)