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Kujiranami Station

Coordinates: 37°21′21″N 138°31′03″E / 37.3558°N 138.5174°E / 37.3558; 138.5174
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Kujiranami Station

鯨波駅
Kujiranami Station, April 2006
General information
Location1-3 Kujiranami, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 945-0855
Japan
Coordinates37°21′21″N 138°31′03″E / 37.3558°N 138.5174°E / 37.3558; 138.5174
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance32.6 km to Naoetsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Statusunstaffed
History
Opened1 April 1904; 120 years ago (1904-04-01)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ōmigawa
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Kashiwazaki
towards Niigata
Location
Kujiranami Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kujiranami Station
Kujiranami Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kujiranami Station is located in Japan
Kujiranami Station
Kujiranami Station
Kujiranami Station (Japan)

Kujiranami Station (鯨波駅, Kujiranami-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Kujiranami Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 32.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Station layout

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Platform

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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south  Shin'etsu Main Line for Naoetsu
north  Shin'etsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki and Nagaoka

History

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Kujiranami Station opened on 1 April 1904. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1] A new station building was completed in 2004.

Surrounding area

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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. pp. 583–584.

See also

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