Kakizaki Station

Summary

Kakizaki Station (柿崎駅, Kakizaki-eki) is a railway station on the Shin'etsu Main Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kakizaki Station

柿崎駅
Kakizaki Station in June 2011
General information
Location6139-2 Kakizaki, Kakizaki-ku, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3216
Japan
Coordinates37°16′40″N 138°23′10″E / 37.2779°N 138.3860°E / 37.2779; 138.3860
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=419
History
Opened13 May 1897; 126 years ago (1897-05-13)
Passengers
525 daily (FY2017)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Naoetsu
Terminus
Shirayuki Kashiwazaki
towards Niigata
Saigata
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Rapid
Jōgehama
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Yoneyama
towards Niigata
Location
Kakizaki Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kakizaki Station
Kakizaki Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kakizaki Station is located in Japan
Kakizaki Station
Kakizaki Station
Kakizaki Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Kakizaki Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 17.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one side platform adjacent to the station building, connected to an island platform by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms edit

1  Shin'etsu Main Line for Naoetsu
2  Shin'etsu Main Line for Naoetsu (starting trains)
for Nagaoka (for local trains)
3  Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka and Niigata

History edit

 
The station building in July 2004, before rebuilding

The station opened on 13 May 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 525 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links edit

  • JR East station information (in Japanese)