Echigo-Shimoseki Station (越後下関駅, Echigo-Shimoseki-eki) is a railway station on the Yonesaka Line in the village of Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Echigo-Shimoseki Station 越後下関駅
Echigo-Shimoseki Station in August 2004
General information
Location	Shimoseki, Sekikawa-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3265 Japan
Coordinates	38°5′24.28″N 139°33′35.70″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yonesaka Line
Distance	79.7 km from Yonezawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 August 1931
Passengers
FY2017	90
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Echigo-Ōshima towards Sakamachi Yonesaka Line Echigo-Katakai towards Yonezawa
Location
Echigo-Shimoseki Station Location within Japan

Lines

Echigo-Shimoseki Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 79.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Echigo-Shimoseki Station opened on 10 August 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 90 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 113
• Sekikawa village hall
• Sekikawa Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Echigo-Shimoseki Station.

• JR East station information (in Japanese)