Kashiwazaki Station

Kashiwazaki Station (柏崎駅, Kashiwazaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Kashiwazaki Station 柏崎駅
Kashiwazaki Station in July 2018
Location	1 Ekimae, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 945-0055 Japan
Coordinates	37.3634°N 138.5564°E / 37.3634; 138.5564
Operated by	JR East JR Freight
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line ■ Echigo Line
Distance	36.3 from Naoetsu
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=436
History
Opened	1 August 1897
Rebuilt	1967
Traffic
Passengers	1,623 (FY2017)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kakizaki toward Naoetsu Shirayuki Nagaoka toward Niigata Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid Raikōji toward Niigata Shin'etsu Main Line Local Ibarame toward Niigata Terminus Echigo Line Higashi-Kashiwazaki toward Niigata
Location
Kashiwazaki Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Kashiwazaki Station Kashiwazaki Station (JR Echigo Line) Show map of JR Echigo Line Kashiwazaki Station Kashiwazaki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kashiwazaki Station is served by both the Shinetsu Main Line and the Echigo Line. It is 36.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Shinetsu Main Line at Naoetsu, and forms the terminus of the Echigo Line.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms, serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge. The two-story station building has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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  Entrance
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  Platforms, April 2020

Platforms

0	■ Echigo Line	for Yoshida and Niigata
1	■ Shinetsu Main Line	passing track
2	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Nagaoka and Niigata
3	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Naoetsu

History

Kashiwazaki Station opened on 1 August 1897.[1] A new station building was completed in October 1967. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 8
• National Route 352
• Kashiwazaki Post Office
• Kashiwazaki High School
• Headquarter of Bourbon Corporation

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  Kashiwazaki_ArtForet, April 2020
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  Headquarter of Bourbon Corporation
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  Nishihoncho crossing

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,623 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 584. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 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.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)