Kirihara Station (Niigata)

Kirihara Station (桐原駅, Kirihara-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kirihara Station

桐原駅
Kirihara Station in September 2007
General information
LocationTeradomari-gobuichi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0154
Japan
Coordinates37°36′06″N 138°47′33″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Echigo Line
Distance36.2 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 December 1919 (1919-12-05)
Passengers
FY201055 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ojimaya
towards Kashiwazaki
Echigo Line Teradomari
towards Niigata
Location
Kirihara Station is located in JR Echigo Line
Kirihara Station
Kirihara Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Kirihara Station is located in Japan
Kirihara Station
Kirihara Station
Kirihara Station (Japan)

Lines

Kirihara Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 36.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.

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

History

The station opened on 5 December 1919.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  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.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 597. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.