Muikamachi Station

Muikamachi Station (六日町駅, Muikamachi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.

Muikamachi Station

六日町駅
Muikamachi Station
Location140-2 Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-6680
Japan
Coordinates37.0668°N 138.8758°E / 37.0668; 138.8758
Operated by
  • JR East
  • Hokuetsu Express
Line(s)
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 November 1923
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)1794 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Shiozawa
toward Takasaki
 Jōetsu Line Itsukamachi
toward Nagaoka
Preceding station Hokuhoku Express Following station
Echigo-Yuzawa
Terminus
 Hokuhoku Line
Chō-Rapid
(limited service)
 Tōkamachi
(limited service)
toward Naoetsu
Shiozawa
(limited service)
toward Echigo-Yuzawa
 Hokuhoku Line
Rapid
 Tōkamachi
toward Naoetsu
Hokuhoku Line
Local
 Uonuma-Kyūryō
toward Naoetsu
Location
Muikamachi Station
Location within Hokuhoku Line
Muikamachi Station
Muikamachi Station (Japan)

Lines

Muikamachi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 111.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki. It is also a terminal station for the Hokuhoku Line.

Station layout
Running in board

The station has a single side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Jōetsu Line for Echigo-Yuzawa and Minakami
2 ■ Jōetsu Line (siding)
3 ■ Jōetsu Line for Nagaoka and Niigata
4 ■ Hokuhoku Line for Echigo-Yuzawa
5 ■ Hokuhoku Line for Tōkamachi and Naoetsu

History
The station in 1994

Muikamachi Station opened on 18 November 1923. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1794 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
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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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