Echigo-Katakai Station Explained

Echigo-Katakai Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:越後片貝駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:83 Katakai, Sekikawa-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3226
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Yonesaka Line
Distance:73.1 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Status:Unstaffed
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station in the village of Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Katakai Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 73.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, but the station building also serves as a local public assembly hall.

History

Echigo-Katakai Station opened on 30 November 1933. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

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