Kakinoki Station (柿ノ木駅, Kakinoki-eki) was a railway station on the Tadami Line in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened in 1951 as a temporary station, became a permanent station in 1987, and closed in March 2015. The nearest open stations are Irihirose to the west and Ōshirakawa to the east.

Kakinoki Station 柿ノ木駅
The station in May 2005
General information
Location	Anazawa, Uonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 946-0304 Japan
Operated by	■ JR East
Line(s)	■ Tadami Line
Distance	112.4 km from Aizu-Wakamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	1 March 1951 (1951-03-01)
Closed	14 March 2015 (2015-03-14)

History

The station opened on 1 March 1951, as a temporary intermediate station on the initial western section of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Tadami Line between Koide and Ōshirakawa. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, it became a permanent station under the control of JR East. The station was closed from the start of the timetable revision introduced on 14 March 2015.[1][2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kakinoki Station.

• JR East station information at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 December 2011)