Terao Station

Terao Station (寺尾駅, Terao-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Terao Station

寺尾駅
The south side of Terao Station in July 2004
Location2 Terao, Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-2055
Japan
Coordinates37.8792°N 138.9739°E / 37.8792; 138.9739
Operated byJR East
Line(s)■Echigo Line
Distance74.4 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 October 1914
Passengers
FY20172.088 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Niigata University
toward Kashiwazaki
 Echigo Line Kobari
toward Niigata
Location
Terao Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Terao Station
Terao Station (Japan)

Lines

Terao Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 74.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building situated above the tracks.

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Echigo Line for Yoshida
2 ■ Echigo Line for Niigata

History

The station opened on 20 October 1914. 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 2088 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. 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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