Maoroshi Station
Maoroshi Station (馬下駅, Maoroshi eki) is a railway station in the city of Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lamp house
Lines
Maoroshi Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 158.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.
Station layout
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The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
1 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Gosen and Niitsu |
2 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | Nozawa, Kitakata, Aizu-Wakamatsu |
3 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | starting trains |
History
The station opened on 25 October 1910. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
- Maoroshi Post office
- Agano River
National Route 290
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maoroshi Station.
- JR East Maoroshi Station (in Japanese)