Nagatori Station

Nagatori Station

長鳥駅
Nagatori Station, April 2006
General information
LocationNIshinagatori, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3723
Japan
Coordinates37°22′00″N 138°41′02″E / 37.3666°N 138.6840°E / 37.3666; 138.6840
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance50.8 km to Naoetsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Statusunstaffed
History
Opened15 December 1953; 70 years ago (1953-12-15)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Echigo-Hirota
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Tsukayama
towards Niigata
Location
Nagatori Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
Nagatori Station
Nagatori Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Nagatori Station is located in Japan
Nagatori Station
Nagatori Station
Nagatori Station (Japan)

Nagatori Station (長鳥駅, Nagatori-eki) is a railway station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Nagatori Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 50.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

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Platform (April 2006)

The station consists of on ground-level island platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage, serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

History

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Nagatori Station opened on 15 December 1953. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Surrounding area

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  • The station is located in an isolated rural area, with few inhabitants. Niigata Prefectural Route 11 is near the station.

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. 584.
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