Echigo-Iwatsuka Station

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (越後岩塚駅, Echigo-Iwatsuka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station

越後岩塚駅
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station, October 2011
General information
Location1086 Iizuka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5414
Japan
Coordinates37.3863°N 138.7565°E / 37.3863; 138.7565
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 June 1945 (1945-06-01)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tsukayama
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Raikōji
towards Niigata
Location
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station is located in Japan
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (Japan)

Lines

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 60.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka, Niigata
2  Shin'etsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu

History

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station opened on 1 June 1945. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Iwatsuka Post Office
  • Hotokusan Inari Taisha

See also


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