Maoroshi Station

Maoroshi Station (馬下駅, Maoroshi eki) is a railway station in the city of Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Maoroshi Station 馬下駅
Maoroshi Station, September 2004
General information
Location	Maoroshi, Gosen-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1614 Japan
Coordinates	37°44′15″N 139°15′38″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	158.4 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	1 side platform+ 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 October 1910
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Gosen towards Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Rapid Agano Sakihana towards Aizu-Wakamatsu Saruwada towards Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Local Sakihana towards Kōriyama
Location Maoroshi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Maoroshi Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 158.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Lamp house

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Gosen and Niitsu
2	■ Ban'etsu West Line	Nozawa, Kitakata, Aizu-Wakamatsu
3	■ Ban'etsu West Line	starting trains

History

The station opened on 25 October 1910. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Maoroshi Post office
• Agano River
• National Route 290

External links

• JR East Maoroshi Station (in Japanese)