Kyōgase Station

Kyōgase Station

京ヶ瀬駅
Kyōgase Station; 京ヶ瀬駅
	North side of Kyōgase Station, May 2020
Location	453 Kogawara, Agano-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2134; Japan
Coordinates	37°49′3.57″N 139°10′41.96″E / 37.8176583°N 139.1783222°ECoordinates: 37°49′3.57″N 139°10′41.96″E / 37.8176583°N 139.1783222°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1962
Location
	Kyōgase Station Location within Japan

Kyōgase Station (京ヶ瀬駅, Kyōgase-eki) is a railway station in the city of Agano, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Kyōgase Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 6.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Adjacent stations[]

«		Service	»
Uetsu Main Line
Niitsu		Local		Suibara

Station layout[]

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks with the platforms connected by a footbridge. However, only one of the platforms is normally in use, and serves bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.

Platforms, May 2020
Left:platform No.1, Right:platform No.2
Platforms, May 2020
Left:platform No.2, Right:platform No.1
Station interior, May 2020
South side of Kyōgase Station, May 2020

Platforms[]

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Niitsu for Shibata, Murakami
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	(siding)

History[]

Kyōgase Station opened on 30 September 1943 as a signal stop. It became a full station on 1 April 1962. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.