Kitajō Station

Railway station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yasuda
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Echigo-Hirota
towards Niigata
Location
Kitajō Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
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Kitajō Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
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Kitajō Station is located in Japan
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Kitajō Station (北条駅, Kitajō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kitajō Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 44.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

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 Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
2  Shin'etsu Main Line for and Nagaoka and Niigata

History

Kitajō Station opened on 1 July 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • National Route 291
  • Kitajō Post Office
  • Kitajō Elementary School
  • Kitajō Middle School
  • site of Kitajō Castle

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kitajō Station.
  • JR East station information (in Japanese)
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JR EastShin'etsu Main Line (1997-present)Railway abandonedShinano Railway LineJR EastShin'etsu Main Line (1997-present)
Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano LineETR Myōkō Haneuma LineJR EastShin'etsu Main Line (2015-present)
See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen
All stations are part of Shin'etsu Main Line prior to Oct 1 1997. bold: Shirayuki stops


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