Kyōgase Station
Kyōgase Station 京ヶ瀬駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() North side of Kyōgase Station, May 2020 | |||||||||||
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Location | 453 Kogawara, Agano-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2134 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°49′3.57″N 139°10′41.96″E / 37.8176583°N 139.1783222°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1 April 1962 | ||||||||||
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Kyōgase Station (京ヶ瀬駅, Kyōgase-eki) is a railway station in the city of Agano, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Kyōgase Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 6.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks with the platforms connected by a footbridge. However, only one of the platforms is normally in use, and serves bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.
- Platforms, May 2020
Left:platform No.1, Right:platform No.2 - Platforms, May 2020
Left:platform No.2, Right:platform No.1 - Station interior, May 2020
- South side of Kyōgase Station, May 2020
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Niitsu for Shibata, Murakami |
2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | (siding) |
History
[edit]Kyōgase Station opened on 30 September 1943 as a signal stop. It became a full station on 1 April 1962. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
[edit]The station is located in a rural area, surrounded by rice fields. There are few buildings nearby.
See also
[edit]External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)