Raikōji Station

Raikōji Station (来迎寺駅, Raikōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Raikōji Station

来迎寺駅
Raikōji Station, August 2015
Location2727-3 Raikōji, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5411
Japan
Coordinates37°23′49.85″N 138°47′0.61″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 December 1898
Passengers
556 daily (FY2017)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kashiwazaki
toward Naoetsu
 Shin'etsu Main Line
Rapid
 Miyauchi
toward Niigata
Echigo-Iwatsuka
toward Naoetsu
 Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
 Maekawa
toward Niigata
Location
Raikōji Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Raikōji Station
Raikōji Station (Japan)

Lines

Raikōji Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 63.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout
Platform (December 2011)

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. It has a Midori no Madoguchi-staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu
2 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka, Niigata

History

Raikōji Station opened on 27 December 1898. The present station building was completed in November 1979. The station was also served by the now-defunct Uonuma Line from 1911–1984, and the Nagaoka Line from 1921–1995. 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 556 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Raikōji Post Office
  • Koshiji Middle School
  • Koshiji Elementary School

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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