Terao Station (寺尾駅, Terao-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Terao Station 寺尾駅 | |||||||||||
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 The south side of Terao Station in July 2004 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2 Terao, Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-2055 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°52′45″N 138°58′26″E / 37.8792°N 138.9739°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 74.4 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 October 1914 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 2.088 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editTerao Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 74.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
Layout
editThe station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building situated above the tracks.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata |
History
editThe station opened on 20 October 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2088 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Niigata College of Technology
- Nishi-ku Ward Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
edit- JR East station information (in Japanese)