Kita-Horinouchi Station

Kita-Horinouchi Station (北堀之内駅, Kita-Horinouchi-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Uonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kita-Horinouchi Station 北堀之内駅
Kita-Horinouchi Station, September 2004
General information
Location	Shimojima, Uonuma-shi, Niigata-ken Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■Jōetsu Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
History
Opened	1950; 75 years ago (1950)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Echigo-Horinouchi towards Takasaki Jōetsu Line Echigo-Kawaguchi towards Nagaoka
Location Kita-Horinouchi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Kita-Horinouchi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 138.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has two single ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Jōetsu Line	for Koide, Echigo-Yuzawa
2	■ Jōetsu Line	for Nagaoka

History

Kita-Horinouchi Station opened on 15 February 1950. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 17

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Kita-Horinouchi Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)

37.2560°N 138.8965°E / 37.2560; 138.8965