Echigo-Hirota Station

Echigo-Hirota Station (越後広田駅, Echigo-Hirota-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Hirota Station

越後広田駅
Echigo-Hirota Station, April 2006
LocationKyu-Hirota, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-372
Japan
Coordinates37.3574°N 138.6613°E / 37.3574; 138.6613
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance48.1 km to Naoetsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Statusunstaffed
History
Opened27 December 1921
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kitajō
toward Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Nagatori
toward Niigata
Location
Echigo-Hirota Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Echigo-Hirota Station
Echigo-Hirota Station (Japan)

Lines

Echigo-Hirota Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 48.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Shin'etsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
2  Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka and Niigata

History

Echigo-Hirota Station opened on 27 December 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Hirota hot springs

See also


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