Kuwagawa Station

Kuwagawa Station
桑川駅

Kuwagawa Station, September 2004
Location 892-5 Kuwagawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Distance 78.3 km from Niitsu
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=643
History
Opened 31 July 1924
Location
Kuwagawa Station
Location within Japan

Kuwagawa Station (桑川駅 Kuwagawa eki) is a railway station in Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kuwagawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 78.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. The station building is also a roadside station for Japan National Route 345.

Platforms

1  Uetsu Main Line for Tsuruoka and Sakata
2  Uetsu Main Line (siding)
3  Uetsu Main Line for Niigata and Niitsu

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uetsu Main Line
Echigo-Hayakawa   Local   Imagawa

History

Kuwagawa 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. A new station building was completed in 1993.

Surrounding area

See also

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Coordinates: 38°22′30.55″N 139°27′31.8″E / 38.3751528°N 139.458833°E / 38.3751528; 139.458833

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