Operated by JR East Distance 79.7 km from Yonezawa Address Japan | Line(s) ■ Yonesaka Line Platforms 2 side platforms Opened 10 August 1931 | |
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Location Shimoseki, Sekikawa-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3265
Japan Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=273 Similar Echigo‑Katakai Station, Echigo‑Ōshima Station, Echigo‑Kanamaru Station, Sakamachi Station, Uzen‑Matsuoka Station | ||
Echigo-Shimoseki Station (越後下関駅, Echigo-Shimoseki-eki) is a railway station on the Yonesaka Line in Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Echigo-Shimoseki Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 79.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.
Station layout
The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.
History
Echigo-Shimoseki Station opened on 10 August 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 98 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
References
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