Kamo Station (Niigata)
Kamo Station (加茂駅, Kamo-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kamo, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kamo Station 加茂駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 East side of the station (April 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1 Kamoeki-mae, Kamo-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1384 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.6589°N 139.049°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 November 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2,837 (FY2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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  Kamo Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line  Kamo Station Kamo Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lines
Kamo Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 103.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passageway, serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
| 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niitsu, Niigata |
History
Kamo Station opened on 20 November 1897. The privately owned Kanbara Railway Company operated a line from Kamo to Gosen from 1930–1988. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2837 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
See also
References
- 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
- JR East station information (in Japanese)