Nishi-Nakadōri Station

Nishi-Nakadōri Station (西中通駅, Nishi-Nakadōri-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nishi-Nakadōri Station 西中通駅
Nishi-Nakadōri Station, June 2006
General information
Location	817 Yamamoto, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 945-0013 Japan
Coordinates	37°23′33″N 138°35′36″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	5.0 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1165
History
Opened	1912
Previous names	Arahama Station (to 1915)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Higashi-Kashiwazaki towards Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Arahama towards Niigata
Location Nishi-Nakadōri Station Location within JR Echigo Line Nishi-Nakadōri Station Nishi-Nakadōri Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishi-Nakadōri Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 5.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.

History

Nishi-Nakadōri Station opened on 11 November 1912 as Arahama Station (荒浜駅, Arahama Station). It was renamed to its present name on 1 July 1915. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• National Route 8

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)