Echigo-Takiya Station

Echigo-Takiya Station (越後滝谷駅, Echigo-Takiya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Takiya Station

越後滝谷駅
Echigo-Takiya Station in September 2004
Location402 Takiya, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-1138
Japan
Coordinates37.3687°N 138.8351°E / 37.3687; 138.8351
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōetsu Line
Distance156.6 km from Takasaki.
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1920
Previous namesMuikaichi Station (to 1925)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ojiya
toward Takasaki
 Jōetsu Line Miyauchi
toward Nagaoka
Location
Echigo-Takiya Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Echigo-Takiya Station is served by the Jōetsu Line and Iiyama Line. It is 156.6 kilometers from the terminusof the Jōetsu Line at Takasaki.

Station layout

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

Platforms
1 ■ Jōetsu Line for Echigo-Yuzawa, Echigo-Nakazato and Minakami
2 ■ Jōetsu Line for Nagaoka

History

The station opened on 1 November 1920 as Muikaichi Station (六日市駅, Muikaichi ski). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1925. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area
  • Konan Middle School

See also


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