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Terao Station

寺尾駅
Terao Station; 寺尾駅
	The south side of Terao Station in July 2004
General information
Location	2 Terao, Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-2055; Japan
Coordinates	37°52′45″N 138°58′26″E / 37.8792°N 138.9739°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■Echigo Line
Distance	74.4 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 October 1914
Passengers
FY2017	2.088 daily
Services
Location
	Terao Station Location within JR Echigo Line Terao Station Terao Station (Japan)

Terao Station (寺尾駅, Terao-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

Terao Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 74.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Layout edit

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building situated above the 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 20 October 1914. 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 2088 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area edit

Niigata College of Technology
Nishi-ku Ward Office

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.