Echigo-Katakai Station

Echigo-Katakai Station (越後片貝駅, Echigo-Katakai-eki) is a railway station in the village of Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Katakai Station

越後片貝駅
Echigo-Katakai Station in August 2004
Location83 Katakai, Sekikawa-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3226
Japan
Coordinates38°4′14.63″N 139°37′20.43″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yonesaka Line
Distance73.1 km from Yonezawa
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 November 1933
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Echigo-Shimoseki
toward Sakamachi
Yonesaka Line Echigo-Kanamaru
toward Yonezawa
Location
Echigo-Katakai Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Echigo-Katakai Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 73.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, but the station building also serves as a local public assembly hall.

History

Echigo-Katakai Station opened on 30 November 1933. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

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