Maoroshi Station (馬下駅, Maoroshi eki) is a railway station in the city of Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Maoroshi Station

馬下駅
Maoroshi Station, September 2004
General information
LocationMaoroshi, Gosen-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1614
Japan
Coordinates37°44′15″N 139°15′38″E / 37.73750°N 139.26056°E / 37.73750; 139.26056
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Distance158.4 km from Kōriyama
Platforms1 side platform+ 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 October 1910
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Gosen
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid Agano
Sakihana
Saruwada
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Sakihana
towards Kōriyama
Location
Maoroshi Station is located in Japan
Maoroshi Station
Maoroshi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Maoroshi Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 158.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

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Lamp house

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Ban'etsu West Line for Gosen and Niitsu
2  Ban'etsu West Line Nozawa, Kitakata, Aizu-Wakamatsu
3  Ban'etsu West Line starting trains

History

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The station opened on 25 October 1910. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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