Echigo-Kangawa Station

Echigo-Kangawa Station
越後寒川駅

Echigo-Kangawa Station in June 2010
Location Kangawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026
新潟県村上市寒川
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Distance 87.5 km from Niitsu
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=271
History
Opened 31 July 1924
Location
Echigo-Kangawa Station
Location within Japan

Echigo-Kangawa Station (越後寒川駅 Echigo-Kangawa eki) is a railway station in Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Kangawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 87.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platforms and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1, 2  Uetsu Main Line for Murakami and Niitsu
3  Uetsu Main Line for Tsuruoka and Sakata

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uetsu Main Line
Imagawa   Local   Gatsugi

History

Echigo-Kangawa Station opened on 31 July 1924. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

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Coordinates: 38°26′55.4″N 139°29′24.2″E / 38.448722°N 139.490056°E / 38.448722; 139.490056

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