Kotaki Station

Railway station in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

36°56′17″N 137°51′33″E / 36.9381°N 137.8592°E / 36.9381; 137.8592Elevation134 metersOperated by

JR WestLine(s)■ Ōito LineDistance91.8 km from MatsumotoPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened24 December 1935; 88 years ago (1935-12-24)Passengers3 (FY2016) Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Nechi towards Itoigawa		Ōito Line		Hiraiwa towards Minami-Otari

Location
Kotaki Station Location within Japan

Kotaki Station (小滝駅, Kotaki-eki) is a railway station in Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kotaki Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 21.7 kilometers from the intermediate terminus of the line at Minami-Otari Station, and is 91.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

	■ Ōito Line	for Itoigawa
	■ Ōito Line	for Minami-Otari

History

Kotaki Station opened on 24 December 1935. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Himekawa No.6 Hydroelectric Power Plant

References

^ 統計いといがわ第10章運輸・通信 (PDF) [Itoigawa official statistics No.10 Transportation and Communications] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Itoigawa City Government. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.