Echigo-Kangawa Station Explained

Echigo-Kangawa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:越後寒川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kangawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Uetsu Main Line
Distance:87.5 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks:3
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:31 July 1924
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Kangawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 87.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platforms and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Echigo-Kangawa Station opened on 31 July 1924. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

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