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Higashi Kashiwazaki Station

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Line(s)
  
■ Echigo Line

Address
  
Japan

Platforms
  
2 side platforms

Opened
  
1912

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station

Location
  
8-12 Kokura-cho, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata（新潟県柏崎市小倉町8-12 )Japan

Operated by
  
East Japan Railway Company

Previous names
  
Hisumi Statiuon (to October 1969)

Similar
  
Kashiwazaki Station, Nishi‑Nakadōri Station, Ibarame Station, Raihai Station, Arahama Station

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station (東柏崎駅, Higashi-Kashiwazaki-eki) is a railway station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 1.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge; however, only one platform is in use, and serves one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station opened on 11 November 1912 as Hisumi Station (比角駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1969. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Kashiwazaki Tokiwa High School

    • References

    Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station Wikipedia
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