Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station

Railway station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

37°22′25″N 138°33′56″E / 37.3736°N 138.5656°E / 37.3736; 138.5656Operated by

East Japan Railway CompanyLine(s)■ Echigo LineDistance1.6 km from KashiwazakiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusunstaffedWebsitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1274HistoryOpened11 November 1912Previous namesHisumi Statiuon (to October 1969)PassengersFY2010120 daily^[1] Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kashiwazaki Terminus		Echigo Line		Nishi-Nakadōri towards Niigata

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

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station (東柏崎駅, Higashi-Kashiwazaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 1.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge; however, only one platform is in use, and serves one bi-directional track.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.^[2]

History

Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station opened on 11 November 1912 as Hisumi Station (比角駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1969. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

Kashiwazaki Tokiwa High School

References

^ 柏崎市統計年鑑(平成24年版) [Kashiwazaki City Statistical Yearbook (Fiscal 2012)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kashiwazaki City. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
^ 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.