Kasashima Station

Kasashima Station

笠島駅
Kasashima Station, April 2006
General information
Location802 Kasahima-cho, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3662
Japan
Coordinates37°20′09″N 138°28′01″E / 37.3359°N 138.4670°E / 37.3359; 138.4670
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance27.4 km to Naoetsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Statusunstaffed
History
Opened1 July 1952; 72 years ago (1952-07-01)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yoneyama
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Ōmigawa
towards Niigata
Location
Kasashima Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kasashima Station
Kasashima Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kasashima Station is located in Japan
Kasashima Station
Kasashima Station
Kasashima Station (Japan)

Kasashima Station (笠島駅, Kasashima-eki) is a railway station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Kasashima Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 27.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Station layout

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The station consists of two elevated unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a passage underneath, serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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south  Shin'etsu Main Line for Naoetsu
north  Shin'etsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki and Nagaoka

History

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Kasahima Station opened on 1 July 1952. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1] A new station building was completed in 2004.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 583.
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