Maoroshi Station
Maoroshi Station 馬下駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Maoroshi Station, September 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Maoroshi, Gosen-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1614 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°44′15″N 139°15′38″E / 37.73750°N 139.26056°E | |||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 158.4 km from Kōriyama | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform+ 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 25 October 1910 | |||||||||||||||
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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).
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Maoroshi_lamp_house_20040905_Hitamu1200.jpg/220px-Maoroshi_lamp_house_20040905_Hitamu1200.jpg)
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Maoroshi Post office
- Agano River
National Route 290
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maoroshi Station.
- JR East Maoroshi Station (in Japanese)