Kariwa Station
Kariwa Station (刈羽駅, Kariwa-eki) is a railway station in the village of Kariwa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kariwa Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 9.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track.
The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.
History
Kariwa Station opened on 11 November 1912. A new station building was completed in 1984. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
- Kariwa Village Hall
- Kariwa Post Office
- Kariwa Shell Midden
- Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
See also
References
- ^ 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.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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