Echigo-Nakazato Station

Echigo-Nakazato Station (越後中里駅, Echigo-Nakazato-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in the town of Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Nakazato Station

越後中里駅
Echigo-Nakazato Station in June 2016
General information
LocationTsuchidaru, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6103
Japan
Coordinates36°54′38″N 138°50′55″E / 36.9105°N 138.8487°E / 36.9105; 138.8487
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōetsu Line
Distance87.4 km from Takasaki
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 September 1931; 93 years ago (1931-09-01)
Rebuilt1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tsuchitaru
towards Takasaki
Jōetsu Line Iwappara-Skiing Ground
towards Nagaoka
Location
Echigo-Nakazato Station is located in Japan
Echigo-Nakazato Station
Echigo-Nakazato Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Echigo-Nakazato Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 87.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

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The station has a one ground-level island platform and one side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Jōetsu Line for Echigo-Yuzawa and Nagaoka
2  Jōetsu Line for Echigo-Yuzawa and Nagaoka (starting trains)
3  Jōetsu Line for Tsuchitaru and Minakami

History

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Echigo-Nakazato Station opened on 1 September 1931. A new station building was completed in 1980.[citation needed] Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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  • Echigo-Nakazato Ski Resort

See also

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