Raihai Station (礼拝駅, Raihai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Raihai Station

礼拝駅
Raihai Station, June 2010
General information
LocationNishiyama-cho, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata
(新潟県柏崎市西山町礼拝)
Japan
Coordinates37°27′32″N 138°39′51″E / 37.4590°N 138.6641°E / 37.4590; 138.6641
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Echigo Line
Distance15.0 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Statusunstaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1657
History
Opened16 December 1913
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nishiyama
towards Kashiwazaki
Echigo Line Ishiji
towards Niigata
Location
Raihai Station is located in JR Echigo Line
Raihai Station
Raihai Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Raihai Station is located in Japan
Raihai Station
Raihai Station
Raihai Station (Japan)

Lines

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Raihai Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 15.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

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platform, June 2010

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track, connected to the station building by a level crossing.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]

History

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Raihai Station opened on 16 December 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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  • former Nishiyama Town Office
  • Raihai Post Office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Suica>利用可能エリア>新潟エリア>拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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