Echigo-Iwatsuka Station

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (越後岩塚駅, Echigo-Iwatsuka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station 越後岩塚駅
Echigo-Iwatsuka Station, October 2011
General information
Location	1086 Iizuka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5414 Japan
Coordinates	37.3863°N 138.7565°E / 37.3863; 138.7565
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1945; 80 years ago (1945-06-01)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tsukayama towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Raikōji towards Niigata
Location Echigo-Iwatsuka Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Echigo-Iwatsuka Station Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 60.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Nagaoka, Niigata
2	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu

History

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station opened on 1 June 1945. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Iwatsuka Post Office
• Hotokusan Inari Taisha

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)