Echigo-Tazawa Station

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Echigo-Tazawa Station 越後田沢駅
Echigo-Tazawa Station in April 2010
Location	Tanaka, Tōkamachi-shi, Niigata-ken 949-8407 Japan
Coordinates	37°03′19″N 138°41′41″E / 37.0554°N 138.6947°E / 37.0554; 138.6947Coordinates: 37°03′19″N 138°41′41″E / 37.0554°N 138.6947°E / 37.0554; 138.6947
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	64.5 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=277
History
Opened	6 November 1927
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Echigo-Shikawatari towards Nagano Iiyama Line Echigo-Mizusawa towards Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Echigo-Tazawa Station Location within Japan

Echigo-Tazawa Station (越後田沢駅, Echigo-Tazawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Echigo-Tazawa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 64.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout[]

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History[]

Echigo-Tazawa Station opened on 6 November 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2001.

Surrounding area[]

• National Route 117
• National Route 373
• former Nakasato village hall
• Nishiotaki Dam

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links[]

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