Echigo-Shikawatari Station

Echigo-Shikawatari Station (越後鹿渡駅, Echigo-Shikawatari-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tsunan, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Shikawatari Station

越後鹿渡駅
Echigo-Shikawatari Station in April 2010
LocationSanga, Tsunan-machi, Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-8207
Japan
Coordinates37.0480°N 138.6715°E / 37.0480; 138.6715
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Iiyama Line
Distance62.1 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=272
History
Opened6 November 1927
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Tsunan
toward Nagano
Iiyama Line Echigo-Tazawa
Location
Echigo-Shikawatari Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Echigo-Shikawatari Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 62.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Echigo-Shikawatari Station opened on 6 November 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2002.

Surrounding area

See also


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