Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station (東柏崎駅, Higashi-Kashiwazaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station

東柏崎駅
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station, June 2006
Location8-12 Okura-chō, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 945-0076
Japan
Coordinates37.3736°N 138.5656°E / 37.3736; 138.5656
Operated by East Japan Railway Company
Line(s)■ Echigo Line
Distance1.6 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Statusunstaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1274
History
Opened11 November 1912
Previous namesHisumi Statiuon (to October 1969)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)120 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kashiwazaki
Terminus
 Echigo Line Nishi-Nakadōri
toward Niigata
Location
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station (Japan)

Lines

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 1.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge; however, only one platform is in use, and serves one bi-directional track.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[2]

History

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station opened on 11 November 1912 as Hisumi Station (比角駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1969. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area
  • Kashiwazaki Tokiwa High School
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See also

References
  1. 柏崎市統計年鑑(平成24年版) [Kashiwazaki City Statistical Yearbook (Fiscal 2012)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kashiwazaki City. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.


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