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Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station 東柏崎駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station, June 2006 | |||||||||||
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Location | 8-12 Okura-chō, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 945-0076 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°22′25″N 138°33′56″E / 37.3736°N 138.5656°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 1.6 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Status | unstaffed | ||||||||||
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History | |||||||||||
Opened | 11 November 1912 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Hisumi Statiuon (to October 1969) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2010 | 120 daily [1] | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station (東柏崎駅, Higashi-Kashiwazaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 1.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
The station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge; however, only one platform is in use, and serves one bi-directional track.
The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station. [2]
Higashi-Kashiwazaki Station opened on 11 November 1912 as Hisumi Station (比角駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1969. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.