Echigo-Hirota Station

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Echigo-Hirota Station 越後広田駅
Echigo-Hirota Station, April 2006
Location	Kyu-Hirota, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-372 Japan
Coordinates	37°21′27″N 138°39′41″E / 37.3574°N 138.6613°E / 37.3574; 138.6613Coordinates: 37°21′27″N 138°39′41″E / 37.3574°N 138.6613°E / 37.3574; 138.6613
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance	48.1 km to Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	unstaffed
History
Opened	27 December 1921
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kitajō towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Nagatori towards Niigata
Location
Echigo-Hirota Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Echigo-Hirota Station Echigo-Hirota Station (Japan) Show map of JR Shinetsu Main LineShow map of JapanShow all

Echigo-Hirota Station (越後広田駅, Echigo-Hirota-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Echigo-Hirota Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 48.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Station layout[]

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

Platforms[]

History[]

Echigo-Hirota Station opened on 27 December 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area[]

• Hirota hot springs

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links[]

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