Echigo-Kawaguchi Station

Echigo-Kawaguchi Station
Echigo-Kawaguchi Station; 越後川口駅
	Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in December 2016
Location	693-1 Higachi-Kawaguchi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-7504; Japan
Coordinates	37°16′23″N 138°51′43″E
Elevation	67.8 m[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Line; ■ Iiyama Line;
Distance	142.8 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 August 1921
Passengers
FY2017	197daily
Services
Location
	Echigo-Kawaguchi Station Location within Japan

Echigo-Kawaguchi Station (越後川口駅, Echigo-Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Joetsu Line in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Joetsu Line and Iiyama Line. It is 142.8 km (88.7 mi) from the starting point of the Joetsu Line at Takasaki and also forms the terminus of the 96.7 km Iiyama Line.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by an underground passageway.[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1	■ Iiyama Line	for Tōkamachi, Togarinozawa-Onsen, and Nagano
2	■ Joetsu Line	for Nagaoka
3	■ Joetsu Line	for Echigo-Yuzawa, Echigo-Nakazato, and Minakami

History

Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in September 2015

The station opened on 5 August 1921.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

The station building sustained some damage in the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake, which hit on 23 October 2004.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

Former Kawaguchi Town Hall
National Route 17

References

Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅増補改訂版 [The databook of all railroad stations in Niigata (Revised edition)] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 156. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6.
Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 454. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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

Official website (in Japanese)

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[niigata2015-1] Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅増補改訂版 [The databook of all railroad stations in Niigata (Revised edition)] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 156. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6.

[teishajo1998-2] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 454. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[jreast2017stats-3] 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.