Echigo-Takiya Station

Echigo-Takiya Station (越後滝谷駅, Echigo-Takiya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Takiya Station 越後滝谷駅
Echigo-Takiya Station in September 2004
General information
Location	402 Takiya, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-1138 Japan
Coordinates	37.3687°N 138.8351°E / 37.3687; 138.8351
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Line
Distance	156.6 km from Takasaki.
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1920 (1920-11-01)
Previous names	Muikaichi Station (to 1925)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ojiya towards Takasaki Jōetsu Line Miyauchi towards Nagaoka
Location Echigo-Takiya Station Location within Japan

Lines

Echigo-Takiya Station is served by the Jōetsu Line and Iiyama Line. It is 156.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Jōetsu Line at Takasaki.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Jōetsu Line	for Echigo-Yuzawa, Echigo-Nakazato and Minakami
2	■ Jōetsu Line	for Nagaoka

History

The station opened on 1 November 1920 as Muikaichi Station (六日市駅, Muikaichi ski). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1925. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Konan Middle School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Echigo-Takiya Station (JR East) (in Japanese)