Kajiyashiki Station Explained

Kajiyashiki Station
Native Name:梶屋敷駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Tabuse, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken 941-0008
Country:Japan
Operator: Echigo Tokimeki Railway
Line: Nihonkai Hisui Line
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:2
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:16 December 1912
Passengers:49 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station in the city of Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

Lines

Kajiyashiki Station is served by the Nihonkai Hisui Line, and is 24.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 319.3 kilometers from Maibara Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, of which only one side is in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 16 December 1912, as part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR, JNR after 1949). From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to, local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies.[1] From this date, Kajiyashiki Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 49 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Osano. Kagetoshi . ja: 北陸新幹線並行在来線各社の姿 . Guide to companies operating conventional lines alongside the Hokuriku Shinkansen . Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . 44. 371 . 28–33 . Kōtsū Shimbun . Japan . ja . March 2015.
  2. Web site: https://www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/company/conditions/. ja: 平成29年度の乗車状況(平成29年4月1日~平成30年3月31日)[各駅の1日平均乗車人員. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017). 2018. Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company. Japan. ja. 14 September 2018.