Echigo-Shimoseki Station
Echigo-Shimoseki Station (越後下関駅, Echigo-Shimoseki-eki) is a railway station on the Yonesaka Line in the village of Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Echigo-Shimoseki Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 79.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.
Station layout
The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
1 | ■ Yonesaka Line | for Oguni, Iwaizumi, and Yonezawa |
2 | ■ Yonesaka Line | for Sakamachi |
History
Echigo-Shimoseki Station opened on 10 August 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 90 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- National Route 113
- Sekikawa village hall
- Sekikawa Post Office
See also
References
- ^ 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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Echigo-Shimoseki Station.
- JR East station information (in Japanese)