Echigo-Sone Station (越後曽根駅, Echigo-Sone-eki) is a train station in Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Echigo-Sone 越後曽根駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() East side of the station, July 2004 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kawasaki, Nishikan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0432 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37.7937°N 138.9109°E / 37.7937; 138.9109 | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■Echigo Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 62.4 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 25 August 1912 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2017 | 910 daily | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Echigo-Sone Location within JR Echigo Line Show map of JR Echigo Line![]() ![]() Echigo-Sone Echigo-Sone (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Echigo-Sone Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 62.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.[1]
1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional) |
2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional) |
The station opened on 25 August 1912 as Sone Station (曽根駅). It was renamed to its present name on 20 April 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 910 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Stations of the Echigo Line | |
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