Echigo-Sone Station

Echigo-Sone Station (越後曽根駅, Echigo-Sone-eki) is a train station in Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Sone Station 越後曽根駅
East side of the station, July 2004
General information
Location	Kawasaki, Nishikan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0432 Japan
Coordinates	37.7937°N 138.9109°E / 37.7937; 138.9109
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■Echigo Line
Distance	62.4 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 August 1912
Passengers
FY2017	910 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Maki towards Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Echigo-Akatsuka towards Niigata
Location Echigo-Sone Station Location within JR Echigo Line Show map of JR Echigo Line Echigo-Sone Station Echigo-Sone Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Echigo-Sone Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 62.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Layout

Station interior, March 2019

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

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Echigo Line	for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional)
2	■ Echigo Line	for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional)

History

The station opened on 25 August 1912 as Sone Station (曽根駅). It was renamed to its present name on 20 April 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 910 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Nishikawa Post Office
• Sone Elementary School
• Nishikawa Middle School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan