Miyauchi Station (Niigata)

Miyauchi Station (宮内駅, Miyauchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Miyauchi Station

宮内駅
Miyauchi Station east entrance in November 2018
Location3-4-1 Miyauchi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-1106
Japan
Coordinates37.4221°N 138.8399°E / 37.4221; 138.8399
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance70.0 km from Naoetsu
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1508
History
Opened27 December 1898
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)976 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Raikōji
toward Naoetsu
 Shin'etsu Main Line
Rapid
 Nagaoka
toward Niigata
Maekawa
toward Naoetsu
 Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Echigo-Takiya
toward Takasaki
 Jōetsu Line Nagaoka
Terminus
Location
Miyauchi Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Miyauchi Station
Miyauchi Station (Japan)

Lines

Miyauchi Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and the Jōetsu Line. It is 162.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Jōetsu Line at Takasaki and is 70.0 kilometers from the terminus on the Shin'etsu Main Line at Naoetsu.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

  • Platforms
  • Station interior, April 2019

Platforms
1, 2 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
■ Jōetsu Line for Echigo-Yuzawa and Minakami
3, 4, 5 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka and Niigata

History

The station opened on 27 December 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building was completed in 1992.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 972 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Miyauchi Post Office
  • Miyauchi Elementary School
  • Miyauchi Middle School
  • Nagaoka Ginger Ramen
  • Settaya - district famous for Kura (storehouse) and Sake
  • Streetscape of Settaya
  • Storehouse of Quina Saffron Winery in Settaya
  • Nagaoka Ginger Ramen served at Aoshima Shokudo
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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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