Operated by JR East Platforms 2 side platforms Opened 1 November 1920 | Line(s) ■ Jōetsu Line Address Japan Tracks 2 | |
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Location 402 Takiya, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-1138
Japan Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=276 Previous names Muikaichi Station (to 1925) Similar Echigo‑Kawaguchi Station, Kita‑Horinouchi Station, Echigo‑Horinouchi Station, Echigo‑Iwatsuka Station, Miyauchi Station | ||
Echigo-Takiya Station (越後滝谷駅, Echigo-Takiya-eki) is a railway station in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Echigo-Takiya Station is served by the Jōetsu Line and Iiyama Line. It is 156.6 kilometers from the terminusof the Jōetsu Line at Takasaki.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended
History
The station opened on 1 November 1920 as Muikaichi Station (六日市駅, Muikaichi ski). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1925. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
References
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