Kariwa Station (刈羽駅, Kariwa-eki) is a railway station in the village of Kariwa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Kariwa Station 刈羽駅
Kariwa Station, October 2009
General information
Location	Kariwa-mura, Kariwa-gun, Niigata-ken 945-0307 Japan
Coordinates	37.4300°N 138.6195°E / 37.4300; 138.6195
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	9.9 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=516
History
Opened	11 November 1912
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Arahama towards Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Nishiyama towards Niigata
Location
Kariwa Station Location within JR Echigo Line Show map of JR Echigo Line Kariwa Station Kariwa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kariwa Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 9.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]

History

Kariwa Station opened on 11 November 1912. A new station building was completed in 1984. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Kariwa Village Hall
• Kariwa Post Office
• Kariwa Shell Midden
• Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

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• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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