Kobari_Station Knowpia

Kobari Station

小針駅
Kobari Station; 小針駅
	A local train at track 2 in December 2013
General information
Location	5-12 Kobariminamidai, Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-2026; Japan
Coordinates	37°53′23″N 138°59′29″E / 37.8897°N 138.9914°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■　Echigo Line
Distance	76.3 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1960
Passengers
FY2017	2,605 daily
Services
Location
	Kobari Station Location within JR Echigo Line Kobari Station Kobari Station (Japan)

Kobari Station (小針駅, Kobari-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 edit

Kobari Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 76.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Layout edit

The south gate, December 2013

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

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.^[1]

Platforms edit

1	■ Echigo Line	for Yoshida
2	■ Echigo Line	for Niigata

History edit

The station opened on 1 June 1960. 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 2605 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area edit

Niigata Industrial High School
Kobari Junior High School
Kobari Elementary School

References edit

^ 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.
^ 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.