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Dosokohama Station

Coordinates: 37°13′23″N 138°19′29″E / 37.2230°N 138.3246°E / 37.2230; 138.3246
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Dosokohama Station

土底浜駅
Dosokohama Station in June 2009
General information
LocationDosokohama, Ogata-ku, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3112
Japan
Coordinates37°13′23″N 138°19′29″E / 37.2230°N 138.3246°E / 37.2230; 138.3246
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1053
History
Opened15 March 1960; 64 years ago (1960-03-15)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Saigata
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Katamachi (Jōetsu)
towards Niigata
Location
Dosokohama Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
Dosokohama Station
Dosokohama Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Dosokohama Station is located in Japan
Dosokohama Station
Dosokohama Station
Dosokohama Station (Japan)

Dosokohama Station (土底浜駅, Dosokohama-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Dosokohama Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 9.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms, with no direct connection between them. Passengers wishing to change platforms must leave the station and walk to the nearest road crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka and Niigata
2  Shin'etsu Main Line for Naoetsu

History

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The station opened on 15 March 1960. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Surrounding area

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  • former Ogata town hall
  • Ogata Middle School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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. 583.
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