Maekawa Station

Maekawa Station
前川駅

Maekawa Station, June 2009
Location Kamimaejima-machii, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-1144
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1415
History
Opened 15 August 1964
Location
Maekawa Station
Location within Japan

Maekawa Station (前川駅 Maekawa-eki) is a railway station in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Maekawa Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 67.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms

East  Shin'etsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu
West  Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka, Niigata

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shin'etsu Main Line
Raikōji - Miyauchi

History

Maekawa Station opened on 15 August 1964. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

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Coordinates: 37°24′07″N 138°49′26″E / 37.4019°N 138.8238°E / 37.4019; 138.8238

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