is a railway station in the city of

Kashiwazaki, Niigata is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 81,836 in 34,883 households, and a population density of 187 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Kashiwazaki is located in a co ...

, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight terminal for the

Japan Freight Railway Company , or , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It provides transportation of cargo nationwide throughout Japan. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo near Shinjuku Station. The Japan Railways Group was fou ...

Lines

Kashiwazaki Station is served by both the

Shinetsu Main Line The Shinetsu Main Line ( ja, 信越本線, ) is a railway line, consisting of three geographically separated sections, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It was originally one continuous line connecting and via . S ...

and the

Echigo Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects the cities of Kashiwazaki and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The line's name is taken from the name of the ancient Echigo Province, which correspond ...

. It is 36.3 kilometers from the

terminus Terminus may refer to: * Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end destination * Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination Geography *Terminus, the unofficial original name of Atlanta, Georgia, United ...

of the Shinetsu Main Line at , and forms the terminus of the Echigo Line.

Station layout

The station consists of two

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s, serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge. The two-story station building has a ''

Midori no Madoguchi , which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...

'' staffed ticket office. Kashiwazaki Station1.jpg, Entrance KashiwazakiSta_Platform_April2020.jpg, Platforms, April 2020

Platforms

History

Kashiwazaki Station opened on 1 August 1897. A new station building was completed in October 1967. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

* * *Kashiwazaki Post Office *Kashiwazaki High School *Headquarter of Bourbon Corporation Kashiwazaki_ArtForet_April2020.jpg, Kashiwazaki_ArtForet, April 2020 Bourbon_Corporation_Honsya.jpg, Headquarter of Bourbon Corporation Kashiwazaki_NishiHoncho_April2020.jpg, Nishihoncho crossing

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,623 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Echigo Line Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897 Shin'etsu Main Line Echigo Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company Kashiwazaki, Niigata