Miyauchi Station (Niigata)

Miyauchi Station
宮内駅

Miyauchi Station east entrance in August 2004
Location 3-4-1 Miyauchi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-1106
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1508
History
Opened 27 December 1898
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 924 daily
Location
Miyauchi Station
Location within Japan

Miyauchi Station (宮内駅, Miyauchi-eki) is a railway station in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Miyauchi Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and the Jōetsu Line. It is 162.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Jōetsu Line at Takasaki and is 70.0 kilometers from the terminus on the Shin'etsu Main Line at Naoetsu.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1, 2  Shin'etsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
 Jōetsu Line for Echigo-Yuzawa and Minakami
3, 4, 5  Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka and Niigata

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shin'etsu Main Line Line
Shirayuki: Does not stop at this station
Raikōji   Rapid   Nagaoka
Maekawa   -   Nagaoka
Jōetsu Line
Echigo-Takiya - Nagaoka

History

The station opened on 27 December 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building was completed in 1992.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 924 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

Coordinates: 37°25′20″N 138°50′24″E / 37.4221°N 138.8399°E / 37.4221; 138.8399

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