Echigo-Kangawa Station
Echigo-Kangawa Station (越後寒川駅, Echigo-Kangawa eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Echigo-Kangawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 87.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platforms and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Murakami and Niitsu |
| 3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Tsuruoka and Sakata |
History
Echigo-Kangawa Station opened on 31 July 1924. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 560.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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