Echigo-Takiya Station
Appearance
Echigo-Takiya Station 越後滝谷駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Echigo-Takiya Station in September 2004 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 402 Takiya, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-1138 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°22′07″N 138°50′06″E / 37.3687°N 138.8351°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 156.6 km from Takasaki. | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1920 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Muikaichi Station (to 1925) | ||||||||||
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Echigo-Takiya Station (越後滝谷駅, Echigo-Takiya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Echigo-Takiya Station is served by the Jōetsu Line and Iiyama Line. It is 156.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Jōetsu Line at Takasaki.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Echigo-Nakazato and Minakami |
2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka |
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 November 1920 as Muikaichi Station (六日市駅, Muikaichi ski). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1925. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
[edit]- Konan Middle School
See also
[edit]External links
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- Echigo-Takiya Station (JR East) (in Japanese)