Nihongi Station Explained

Nihongi Station
Native Name:二本木駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:552 Itabashi, Nakasato-ku, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 949-2301
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.9896°N 138.2326°W
Line: Myoko Haneuma Line
Distance:14.7 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Status:staffed
Opened:1 May 1911
Passengers:140 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Myoko Haneuma Line#Japan

is a railway station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Nihongi Station is served by the 37.7 km Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line from to, and is located 14.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 52.0 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station has one island platform, connected to the station building by an underground passage. This station has a zig zag.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 May 1911. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. 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, Nihongi 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 140 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

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 . Japanese . 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 2016). 2017. Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 1 October 2018.