Raihai Station

Raihai Station (礼拝駅, Raihai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Raihai Station 礼拝駅
Raihai Station, June 2010
General information
Location	Nishiyama-cho, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata (新潟県柏崎市西山町礼拝) Japan
Coordinates	37.4590°N 138.6641°E / 37.4590; 138.6641
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	15.0 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1657
History
Opened	16 December 1913
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nishiyama towards Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Ishiji towards Niigata
Location Raihai Station Location within JR Echigo Line Show map of JR Echigo Line Raihai Station Raihai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Raihai Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 15.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

platform, June 2010

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track, connected to the station building by a level crossing.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.^[1]

History

Raihai Station opened on 16 December 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• former Nishiyama Town Office
• Raihai Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan