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Muikamachi Station

Coordinates: 37°04′00″N 138°52′33″E / 37.0668°N 138.8758°E / 37.0668; 138.8758
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Muikamachi Station

六日町駅
Muikamachi Station
General information
Location140-2 Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-6680
Japan
Coordinates37°04′00″N 138°52′33″E / 37.0668°N 138.8758°E / 37.0668; 138.8758
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 November 1923; 100 years ago (1923-11-18)
Passengers
FY20171794 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shiozawa
towards Takasaki
Jōetsu Line Itsukamachi
towards Nagaoka
Preceding station Hokuhoku Express Following station
Shiozawa
(limited service)
Hokuhoku Line Uonuma-Kyūryō
towards Naoetsu
Location
Muikamachi Station is located in Hokuhoku Line
Muikamachi Station
Muikamachi Station
Location within Hokuhoku Line
Muikamachi Station is located in Japan
Muikamachi Station
Muikamachi Station
Muikamachi Station (Japan)

Muikamachi Station (六日町駅, Muikamachi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.

Lines

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Muikamachi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 111.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki. It is also a terminal station for the Hokuhoku Line, although trains continue on to Echigo-Yuzawa via the Joetsu Line.

Station layout

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Running in board

The station has a single side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Jōetsu Line for Echigo-Yuzawa and Minakami
2  Jōetsu Line (siding)
3  Jōetsu Line for Nagaoka and Niigata
4  Hokuhoku Line for Echigo-Yuzawa
5  Hokuhoku Line for Tōkamachi and Naoetsu

History

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The station in 1994

Muikamachi Station opened on 18 November 1923. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1794 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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