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Echigo Line
越後線 |
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115 series EMU at Izumozaki Station |
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Locale | Niigata Prefecture | ||
| Termini | Kashiwazaki Niigata |
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| Stations | 32 | ||
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| Opened | 1912 | ||
| Operator(s) | JR East | ||
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| Line length | 83.8 km (52.07 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (55 mph) | ||
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The Echigo Line (越後線 Echigo-sen) is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects the cities of Kashiwazaki and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The line's name is taken from the name of the ancient Echigo Province, which corresponds to most of modern-day Niigata Prefecture.
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Although most services are operated to/from Niigata Station, operations are divided into two sections: Kashiwazaki – Yoshida and Yoshida – Niigata. There are some services operated over the entire line and through to Niitsu on the Shin'etsu Main Line, Shibata on the Hakushin Line, or Higashi-Sanjō on the Yahiko Line.
Between Kashiwazaki and Yoshida, there is a period of over three hours where no trains operate. Between Niigata and Uchino there are three trains per hour, with another one to two trains per hour to Yoshida.
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
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| Kashiwazaki | 柏崎 | - | 0.0 | Shinetsu Main Line | ∨ | Kashiwazaki |
| Higashi-Kashiwazaki | 東柏崎 | 1.6 | 1.6 | ｜ | ||
| Nishi-Nakadōri | 西中通 | 3.4 | 5.0 | ｜ | ||
| Arahama | 荒浜 | 1.6 | 6.6 | ｜ | Kariwa, Kariwa District | |
| Kariwa | 刈羽 | 3.3 | 9.9 | ｜ | ||
| Nishiyama | 西山 | 2.9 | 12.8 | ◇ | Kashiwazaki | |
| Raihai | 礼拝 | 2.2 | 15.0 | ｜ | ||
| Ishiji | 石地 | 3.7 | 18.7 | ｜ | ||
| Oginojō | 小木ノ城 | 4.0 | 22.7 | ｜ | Izumozaki, Santō District | |
| Izumozaki | 出雲崎 | 2.1 | 24.8 | ◇ | ||
| Myōhōji | 妙法寺 | 4.6 | 29.4 | ｜ | Nagaoka | |
| Ojimaya | 小島谷 | 3.0 | 32.4 | ◇ | ||
| Kirihara | 桐原 | 3.8 | 36.2 | ｜ | ||
| Teradomari | 寺泊 | 2.8 | 39.0 | ◇ | ||
| Bunsui | 分水 | 2.5 | 41.5 | ◇ | Tsubame | |
| Aouzu | 粟生津 | 4.3 | 45.8 | ｜ | ||
| Minami-Yoshida | 南吉田 | 2.0 | 47.8 | ｜ | ||
| Yoshida | 吉田 | 2.0 | 49.8 | Yahiko Line | ◇ | |
| Kita-Yoshida | 北吉田 | 1.9 | 51.7 | ｜ | ||
| Iwamuro | 岩室 | 2.1 | 53.8 | ｜ | Nishikan-ku, Niigata | |
| Maki | 巻 | 4.0 | 57.8 | ◇ | ||
| Echigo-Sone | 越後曽根 | 4.6 | 62.4 | ◇ | ||
| Echigo-Akatsuka | 越後赤塚 | 2.5 | 64.9 | ◇ | Nishi-ku, Niigata | |
| Uchino-Nishigaoka | 内野西が丘 | 3.8 | 68.7 | ｜ | ||
| Uchino | 内野 | 1.6 | 70.3 | ◇ | ||
| Niigata Daigaku-mae | 新潟大学前 | 2.0 | 72.3 | ｜ | ||
| Terao | 寺尾 | 2.1 | 74.4 | ◇ | ||
| Kobari | 小針 | 1.9 | 76.3 | ◇ | ||
| Aoyama | 青山 | 1.4 | 77.7 | ｜ | ||
| Sekiya | 関屋 | 1.5 | 79.2 | ◇ | Chūō-ku, Niigata | |
| Hakusan | 白山 | 1.5 | 80.7 | ◇ | ||
| Niigata | 新潟 | 3.1 | 83.8 | Jōetsu Shinkansen, Shin'etsu Main Line, Hakushin Line, Ban'etsu West Line[* 1] | ∧ | |
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