Echigo-Kangawa Station (越後寒川駅, Echigo-Kangawa eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Echigo-Kangawa Station 越後寒川駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kangawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°26′55.4″N 139°29′24.2″E / 38.448722°N 139.490056°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 87.5 km from Niitsu | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 31 July 1924 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editEchigo-Kangawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 87.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platforms and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit1, 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Murakami and Niitsu |
3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Tsuruoka and Sakata |
History
editEchigo-Kangawa Station opened on 31 July 1924. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
editSee also
editExternal links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Echigo-Kangawa Station.
- JR East station information (in Japanese)