Line(s) ■ Myoko Haneuma Line Address Japan Platforms in use 1 | Passengers (FY2015) 146 Opened 1 May 1911 Tracks 2 | |
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Location 552 Itabashi, Nakasato-ku, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 949-2301
Japan Operated by Echigo Tokimeki Railway Distance 14.7 km from Myōkō-Kōgen Similar Sekiyama Station, Kita‑Arai Station, Myōkō‑Kōgen Station, Minami‑Takada Station, Wakinoda Station | ||
03080501 nihongi station
Nihongi Station (二本木駅, Nihongi-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway.
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Lines
Nihongi Station is served by the 37.7 km Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line from Myōkō-Kōgen to Naoetsu, and is located 14.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Myōkō-Kōgen and 52.0 kilometers from Nagano.
Station layout
The station has one island platform, connected to the station building by an underground passage. This station has a zig zag.
History
The station opened on 1 May 1911. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa, local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies. From this date, Nihongi Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 146 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).