Echigo-Hirose_Station

Echigo-Hirose Station

Echigo-Hirose Station

Railway station in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Echigo-Hirose Station (越後広瀬駅, Echigo-Hirose-eki) is a railway station in Uonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Echigo-Hirose Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is 129.5 kilometers from terminus of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

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

History

Echigo-Hirose Station opened on 1 November 1942, as an intermediate station on the initial western section of the Tadami Line between Koide and Ōshirakawa.[1] Along with the rest of the Tadami Line, the station came under the ownership of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1949, and was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

The station and Mt. Shimo-Gongendo

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Tadami Line User Manual" (PDF). Union Workshop. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

37.2742°N 138.9811°E / 37.2742; 138.9811


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