Echigo-Iwatsuka_Station Knowpia

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station

越後岩塚駅
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station; 越後岩塚駅
	Echigo-Iwatsuka Station, October 2011
General information
Location	1086 Iizuka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5414; Japan
Coordinates	37°23′11″N 138°45′23″E / 37.3863°N 138.7565°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1945; 78 years ago
Services
Location
	Echigo-Iwatsuka Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Echigo-Iwatsuka Station Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (Japan)

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (越後岩塚駅, Echigo-Iwatsuka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines edit

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 60.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms edit

1	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Nagaoka, Niigata
2	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu

History edit

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station opened on 1 June 1945. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.