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Kariwa Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Platforms
  
1 side platform

Opened
  
1912

Line(s)
  
■ Echigo Line

Address
  
Japan

Kariwa Station

Location
  
Kariwa-mura, Kariwa District, Niigata (新潟県刈羽郡刈羽村) Japan

Similar
  
Arahama Station, Raihai Station, Myōhōji Station, Oginojō Station, Nishi‑Nakadōri Station

Kariwa Station (刈羽駅, Kariwa-eki) is a railway station in Kariwa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Kariwa Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 9.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Kariwa Station opened on 11 November 1912. A new station building was completed in 1984. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Kariwa Village Hall
  • Kariwa Post Office
  • Kariwa Shell Midden
  • Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
  • References

    Kariwa Station Wikipedia