Miyauchi Station (Niigata)

Miyauchi Station (宮内駅, Miyauchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Miyauchi Station 宮内駅
Miyauchi Station east entrance in November 2018
General information
Location	3-4-1 Miyauchi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-1106 Japan
Coordinates	37.4221°N 138.8399°E / 37.4221; 138.8399
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line ■ Jōetsu Line
Distance	70.0 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1508
History
Opened	27 December 1898 (1898-12-27)
Passengers
FY2017	976 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Raikōji towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid Nagaoka towards Niigata Maekawa towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Echigo-Takiya towards Takasaki Jōetsu Line Nagaoka Terminus
Location Miyauchi Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Miyauchi Station Miyauchi Station (Japan)

Lines

Miyauchi Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and the Jōetsu Line. It is 162.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Jōetsu Line at Takasaki and is 70.0 kilometers from the terminus on the Shin'etsu Main Line at Naoetsu.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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  Platforms
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  Station interior, April 2019

Platforms

1, 2	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
	■ Jōetsu Line	for Echigo-Yuzawa and Minakami
3, 4, 5	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Nagaoka and Niigata

History

The station opened on 27 December 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building was completed in 1992.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 972 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Miyauchi Post Office
• Miyauchi Elementary School
• Miyauchi Middle School
• Nagaoka Ginger Ramen
• Settaya - district famous for Kura (storehouse) and Sake

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  Streetscape of Settaya
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  Storehouse of Quina Saffron Winery in Settaya
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  Nagaoka Ginger Ramen served at Aoshima Shokudo

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Miyauchi Station (JR East) (in Japanese)