Myōhōji_Station_(Niigata)

Myōhōji Station (Niigata)

Myōhōji Station (Niigata)

Railway station in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Myōhōji Station (妙法寺駅, Myōhōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Myōhōji Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 29.4 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station has a waiting room and toilet.

The station is unattended, and does not have ticket machines. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]

History

The station was elevated from a temporary stop on 25 September 1916. The station became part of the nationalised Echigo Line on 1 October 1927. The cargo depot was closed on 1 February 1962. A new station building was completed in December 1980. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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