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 | |
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![]() East side of the station (April 2020) | |
Location | 1-1 Kamoeki-mae, Kamo-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1384 Japan |
Coordinates | 37.6589°N 139.049°E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 20 November 1897 |
Traffic | |
Passengers | 2,837 (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
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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.
Platforms
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niitsu, Niigata |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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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
- Kamo City Hall
- Kamo Post Office
National Route 403
See also
References
- 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
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)