Itoigawa Station
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is a JR West railway station
located in the city of Itoigawa
, Niigata Prefecture
, Japan
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and 1 Island platform
with Kirikaki platform.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located in the city of Itoigawa
Itoigawa, Niigata
is a city located in rustic southern Niigata Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 48,653 and the density of 65.2 persons per km². The total area is 746.24 km².The city was founded on June 1, 1954...
, Niigata Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Lay out
1 side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
and 1 Island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
with Kirikaki platform.
| 1 | ■Hokuriku Main Line Hokuriku Main Line The is a 358.3 kilometer line of the West Japan Railway Company from Maibara Station in Maibara, Shiga to Naoetsu Station in Jōetsu, Niigata. It serves the Hokuriku region on the northern central coast of Honshū, the largest island of Japan, as well as offering connections to the regions of... |
for , and ( Side Platform ) |
| 2 | ■Hokuriku main Line | passing etc.( Island Platform ) |
| 4 | ■Ōito Line Oito Line The is a railway line which runs from Matsumoto Station in Nagano Prefecture to Itoigawa Station in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.There are two operators on the line: East Japan Railway Company operates the section south of Minami-Otari Station in Otari, Nagano Prefecture, and West Japan Railway... |
for ( Kirikaki Platform of Platform 2 ) |
| 3 | ■Hokuriku main Line | for and ( Island Platform ) |
History
- 16 Dec, 1912 - Itoigawa station was opened. ( Nadachi - Itoigawa was opened as Branch of Shin'etsu Line. Itoigawa was a terminal station.)
- 1 Apr, 1913 Line name was changed to Hokuriku Line. Itoigawa - Ōmi was opened.
- 14 Nov, 1934 Itoigawa - Nechi was opened as Ōito-North Line