Maekawa Station (前川駅, Maekawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Maekawa Station 前川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Maekawa Station, June 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kamimaejima-machii, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-1144 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°24′07″N 138°49′26″E / 37.4019°N 138.8238°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 August 1964 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMaekawa Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 67.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
| 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
History
editMaekawa Station opened on 15 August 1964. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Niigata Prefectural Driver's License Centre, Nagaoka branch
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 585.
External links
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