Maekawa Station
Maekawa Station 前川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Maekawa Station, June 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kamimaejima-machii, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-1144 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°24′07″N 138°49′26″E / 37.4019°N 138.8238°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 August 1964 | ||||||||||
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Maekawa Station (前川駅, Maekawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Maekawa Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 67.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
| 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
History
[edit]Maekawa Station opened on 15 August 1964. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Niigata Prefectural Driver's License Centre, Nagaoka branch
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 585.
External links
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