Echigo-Shimoseki Station Explained

Echigo-Shimoseki Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:越後下関駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Shimoseki, Sekikawa-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3265
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Yonesaka Line
Distance:79.7 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Status:unmanned station
Opened:10 August 1931
Passengers:69
Pass Year:FY2021
Map Type:Japan

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

Lines

Echigo-Shimoseki Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 79.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Echigo-Shimoseki Station opened on 10 August 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 90 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_08.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017). 2018. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 September 2018.