Kameda Station

Kameda Station (亀田駅, Kameda-eki) is a train station in Kōnan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kameda Station

亀田駅
West side of Kameda Station, June 2018
Location1-Chome Higashifunaba, Kōnan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0163
Japan
Coordinates37.8769°N 139.1079°E / 37.8769; 139.1079
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance129.8 km from Naoetsu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=509
History
Opened20 November 1897
Passengers
FY20175,378 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Niitsu
toward Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Rapid
Niigata
Terminus
Ogikawa
toward Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Echigo-Ishiyama
toward Niigata
Location
Kameda Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kameda Station
Kameda Station (Japan)

Lines

Kameda Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 129.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Naoetsu.

Layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform, serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  Shin'etsu Main Line for Niigata
2  Shin'etsu Main Line for Niitsu, Nagaoka

History

The station opened on 20 November 1897. 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 5,378 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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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