Echigo-Kangawa Station
Echigo-Kangawa Station 越後寒川駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Echigo-Kangawa Station in June 2010 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kangawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°26′55.4″N 139°29′24.2″E / 38.448722°N 139.490056°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 87.5 km from Niitsu | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 31 July 1924 | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The station consists of one ground-level side platforms and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]1, 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Murakami and Niitsu |
3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Tsuruoka and Sakata |
History
[edit]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
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[edit]External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)