is a

train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...

in Kita-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture,

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, operated by

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

Lines

Kuroyama Station is served by the

Hakushin Line The is a Japanese railway line which runs between and stations in the cities of Niigata and Shibata in Niigata Prefecture. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network. Basic data *Operators, distances: ** East Japan Rai ...

, and is 18.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.

Layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station is unattended. File:Kuroyama gate.jpg, Gate and waiting room (August 2016) File:kuroyama_wait_20040711.jpg, Bicycle parking (July 2004) File:kuroyama_sokusen_20040711.jpg, Platforms (July 2004) File:kuroyama_20040711.jpg, Former building (July 2004)

Platforms

History

The station opened on 11 February 1957. 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

The station is located in a semi-rural residential area.

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