Echigo-Iwatsuka Station

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (越後岩塚駅, Echigo-Iwatsuka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station

越後岩塚駅
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station, October 2011
Location1086 Iizuka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5414
Japan
Coordinates37.3863°N 138.7565°E / 37.3863; 138.7565
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 June 1945
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Tsukayama
toward Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Raikōji
toward Niigata
Location
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (Japan)

Lines

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 60.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

History

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station opened on 1 June 1945. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Iwatsuka Post Office
  • Hotokusan Inari Taisha

See also


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