Kameda Station (亀田駅, Kameda-eki) is a train station in Kōnan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Kameda Station 亀田駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() West side of Kameda Station, June 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1-Chome Higashifunaba, Kōnan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0163 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37.8769°N 139.1079°E / 37.8769; 139.1079 | |||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 129.8 km from Naoetsu | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 20 November 1897; 124 years ago (1897-11-20) | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2017 | 5,378 daily | |||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Kameda Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line![]() ![]() Kameda Station Kameda Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Kameda Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 129.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Naoetsu.
The station consists of a ground-level island platform, serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niigata |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niitsu, Nagaoka |
The station opened on 20 November 1897. 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 5,378 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Stations of the Shin'etsu Main Line and related lines | |
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Railway abandoned | |
Shinano Railway Line | |
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Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line |
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ETR Myōkō Haneuma Line |
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See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen All stations are part of Shin'etsu Main Line prior to Oct 1 1997. bold: Shirayuki stops |