Echigo-Shimoseki_Station

Echigo-Shimoseki Station

Echigo-Shimoseki Station

Railway station in Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Echigo-Shimoseki Station (越後下関駅, Echigo-Shimoseki-eki) is a railway station on the Yonesaka Line in the village of Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Echigo-Shimoseki Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 79.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1 ■ Yonesaka Line for Oguni, Iwaizumi, and Yonezawa
2 ■ Yonesaka Line for Sakamachi

History

Echigo-Shimoseki Station opened on 10 August 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 90 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. [1]
    各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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