Kamo Station (Niigata)

Kamo Station (加茂駅, Kamo-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kamo, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kamo Station

加茂駅
East side of the station (April 2020)
Location1-1 Kamoeki-mae, Kamo-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1384
Japan
Coordinates37.6589°N 139.049°E / 37.6589; 139.049
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 November 1897
Traffic
Passengers2,837 (FY2017)
Location
Kamo Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kamo Station
Kamo Station (Japan)

Lines

Kamo Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 103.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout
West side of the station (July 2004)

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passageway, serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Station interior (April 2020)

Platforms
1 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu
2 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Niitsu, Niigata

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Shin'etsu Main Line
Higashi-Sanjō   Shirayuki   Niitsu
Higashi-Sanjō   Rapid   Yashiroda
Honai   Local   Hanyūda

History

Kamo Station opened on 20 November 1897. The privately owned Kanbara Railway Company operated a line from Kamo to Gosen from 1930–1988. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2837 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
Shopping street of Kamo
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See also

References
  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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