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Raikōji Station 来迎寺駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Raikōji Station, August 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2727-3 Raikōji, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5411 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°23′49.85″N 138°47′0.61″E / 37.3971806°N 138.7835028°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 December 1898 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 556 daily (FY2017) | ||||||||||||||||
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Raikōji Station (来迎寺駅, Raikōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Raikōji Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 63.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout
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The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. It has a Midori no Madoguchi-staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
| 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
History
[edit]Raikōji Station opened on 27 December 1898. The present station building was completed in November 1979. The station was also served by the now-defunct Uonuma Line from 1911–1984, and the Nagaoka Line from 1921–1995. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 556 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Raikōji Post Office
- Koshiji Middle School
- Koshiji Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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