Echigo-Nakazato Station (越後中里駅, Echigo-Nakazato-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in the town of Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Echigo-Nakazato Station 越後中里駅
Echigo-Nakazato Station in June 2016
General information
Location	Tsuchidaru, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6103 Japan
Coordinates	36.9105°N 138.8487°E / 36.9105; 138.8487
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Line
Distance	87.4 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1931; 91 years ago (1931-09-01)
Rebuilt	1980; 42 years ago (1980)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tsuchitaru towards Takasaki Jōetsu Line Iwappara-Skiing Ground towards Nagaoka
Location
Echigo-Nakazato Station Location within Japan

Lines

Echigo-Nakazato Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 87.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a one ground-level island platform and one side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Echigo-Nakazato Station opened on 1 September 1931. A new station building was completed in 1980.^{[citation needed]} Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Echigo-Nakazato Ski Resort

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Echigo-Nakazato Station.

• JR East station information (in Japanese)