Kuwagawa Station

桑川駅
Kuwagawa Station, September 2004
General information
Location892-5 Kuwagawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-3665
Japan
Coordinates38°22′30.55″N 139°27′31.8″E / 38.3751528°N 139.458833°E / 38.3751528; 139.458833
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Distance78.3 km from Niitsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=643
History
Opened31 July 1924
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Echigo-Hayakawa
towards Niitsu
Uetsu Main Line Imagawa
towards Akita
Location
Kuwagawa Station is located in Japan
Kuwagawa Station
Kuwagawa Station
Location within Japan

Kuwagawa Station (桑川駅, Kuwagawa eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kuwagawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 78.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. The station building is also a roadside station for Japan National Route 345.

Platforms

1  Uetsu Main Line for Tsuruoka and Sakata
2  Uetsu Main Line (siding)
3  Uetsu Main Line for Niigata and Niitsu

History

Kuwagawa Station opened on 31 July 1924. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 1993.

Surrounding area

See also


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