Echigo-Kawaguchi Station
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Echigo-Kawaguchi Station
越後川口駅 |
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Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in December 2016
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| Location | 693-1 Higachi-Kawaguchi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-7504 Japan |
| Coordinates | 37°16′23″N 138°51′43″E / 37.27300278°N 138.8618083°ECoordinates: 37°16′23″N 138°51′43″E / 37.27300278°N 138.8618083°E |
| Elevation | 67.8 m |
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| Distance | 142.8 km from Takasaki |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 3 |
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| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 August 1921 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 208 daily |
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 Echigo-Kawaguchi Station
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Echigo-Kawaguchi Station (越後川口駅 Echigo-Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Joetsu Line in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Echigo-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Joetsu Line and Iiyama Line. It is 142.8 km (88.7 mi) from the starting point of the Joetsu Line at Takasaki and also forms the terminus of the 96.7 km Iiyama Line.
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by an underground passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
The station opened on 5 August 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
The station building sustained some damage in the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake, which hit on 23 October 2004.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 208 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
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