Kamo Station (加茂駅, Kamo-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kamo, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Kamo Station 加茂駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() East side of the station (April 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1-1 Kamoeki-mae, Kamo-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1384 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37.6589°N 139.049°E / 37.6589; 139.049 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 20 November 1897; 124 years ago (1897-11-20) | |||||||||||||||||||
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2,837 (FY2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Kamo Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line![]() ![]() Kamo Station Kamo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Kamo Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 103.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passageway, serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niitsu, Niigata |
Kamo Station opened on 20 November 1897. The privately owned Kanbara Railway Company operated a line from Kamo to Gosen from 1930–1988. 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 2837 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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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 |
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