Maekawa Station

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Maekawa Station 前川駅
Maekawa Station, June 2009
Location	Kamimaejima-machii, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-1144 Japan
Coordinates	37°24′07″N 138°49′26″E / 37.4019°N 138.8238°E / 37.4019; 138.8238Coordinates: 37°24′07″N 138°49′26″E / 37.4019°N 138.8238°E / 37.4019; 138.8238
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 August 1964
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Raikōji towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Miyauchi towards Niigata
Location
Maekawa Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Maekawa Station Maekawa Station (Japan) Show map of JR Shinetsu Main LineShow map of JapanShow all

Maekawa Station (前川駅, Maekawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Maekawa Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 67.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout[]

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms[]

History[]

Maekawa Station opened on 15 August 1964. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area[]

• Niigata Prefectural Driver's License Centre, Nagaoka branch

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links[]

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• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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