is a railway station on the Joetsu Line in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Joetsu Line and Iiyama Line. It is from the starting point of the Joetsu Line at and also forms the terminus of the 96.7 km Iiyama Line.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by an underground passageway. The station has a '' Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 5 August 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building sustained some damage in the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake, which hit on 23 October 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Former Kawaguchi Town Hall *

References

External links

* {{Iiyama Line Railway stations in Nagaoka, Niigata Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Iiyama Line Jōetsu Line