Muikamachi Station

Muikamachi Station

六日町駅
Muikamachi Station; 六日町駅
	Muikamachi Station
Location	140-2 Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-6680; Japan
Coordinates	37°04′00″N 138°52′33″E / 37.0668°N 138.8758°ECoordinates: 37°04′00″N 138°52′33″E / 37.0668°N 138.8758°E
Operated by	JR East; Hokuetsu Express;
Line(s)	■Jōetsu Line; ■ Hokuhoku Line;
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 November 1923
Passengers
FY2017	1794 daily
Services
Location
	Muikamachi Station Location within Hokuhoku LineShow map of Hokuhoku LineShow map of JapanShow all

Muikamachi Station (六日町駅, Muikamachi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.

Lines[]

Muikamachi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 111.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki. It is also a terminal station for the Hokuhoku Line, although trains continue on to Echigo-Yuzawa via the Joetsu Line.

Station layout[]

Running in board

The station has a single side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms[]

1	■ Jōetsu Line	for Echigo-Yuzawa and Minakami
2	■ Jōetsu Line	(siding)
3	■ Jōetsu Line	for Nagaoka and Niigata
4	■ Hokuhoku Line	for Echigo-Yuzawa
5	■ Hokuhoku Line	for Tōkamachi and Naoetsu

History[]

The station in 1994

Muikamachi Station opened on 18 November 1923. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1794 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

Muikamachi Post Office
National Route 17

References[]

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links[]

Media related to Muikamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons
JR East Muikamachi Station (in Japanese)
Hokuetsu Express Station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2017stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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