Echigo-Akatsuka Station

Railway station in Niigata, Japan

37°48′58″N 138°54′29″E / 37.8161°N 138.9081°E / 37.8161; 138.9081Elevation4.4 m^[1]Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■Echigo LineDistance64.9 km from KashiwazakiPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 December 1914PassengersFY2010915 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Echigo-Sone towards Kashiwazaki		Echigo Line		Uchino-Nishigaoka towards Niigata

Location
Echigo-Akatsuka Station Location within JR Echigo Line Show map of JR Echigo Line Echigo-Akatsuka Station Echigo-Akatsuka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Echigo-Akatsuka Station (越後赤塚駅, Echigo-Akatsuka-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Akatsuka Station is served by the 83.8 km (52.1 mi) Echigo Line, and is 64.9 km (40.3 mi) from starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks.^[1] The station is unattended.^[1] Suica farecard can be used at this station.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ Echigo Line	for Niigata
2	■ Echigo Line	for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional)

History

The station opened on 25 December 1914.^[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[3]

Surrounding area

Niigata University of International and Information Studies
Sakata Lagoon

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅増補改訂版 [The databook of all railroad stations in Niigata (Revised edition)] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 112. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 598–599. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.