Maekawa Station
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Maekawa Station 前川駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() 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°ECoordinates: 37°24′07″N 138°49′26″E / 37.4019°N 138.8238°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 August 1964 | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Maekawa Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line |
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[]
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
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[]
External links[]
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
Categories:
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Nagaoka, Niigata
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1964
- Shin'etsu Main Line
- Niigata Prefecture railway station stubs