Echigo-Horinouchi Station Explained

Echigo-Horinouchi Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:越後堀之内駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:3860 Horinouchi, Uonuma-shi, Niigata-ken
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line:Jōetsu Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Passengers:433 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Uonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Horinouchi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 134.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Echigo-Horinouchi Station opened on 1 August 1922. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 433 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_07.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 21 August 2016.