Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (越後岩塚駅, Echigo-Iwatsuka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station 越後岩塚駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Echigo-Iwatsuka Station, October 2011 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1086 Iizuka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5414 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°23′11″N 138°45′23″E / 37.3863°N 138.7565°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 June 1945 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editEchigo-Iwatsuka Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 60.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge serving two tracks. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
History
editEchigo-Iwatsuka Station opened on 1 June 1945. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
edit- Iwatsuka Post Office
- Hotokusan Inari Taisha
See also
editExternal links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Echigo-Iwatsuka Station.
- JR East station information (in Japanese)