Kirihara Station (桐原駅, Kirihara-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kirihara Station 桐原駅
Kirihara Station in September 2007
General information
Location	Teradomari-gobuichi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0154 Japan
Coordinates	37°36′06″N 138°47′33″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	36.2 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 December 1919 (1919-12-05)
Passengers
FY2010	55 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ojimaya towards Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Teradomari towards Niigata
Location
Kirihara Station Location within JR Echigo Line Show map of JR Echigo Line Kirihara Station Kirihara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kirihara Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 36.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.

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

History

The station opened on 5 December 1919.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 116
• Kirihara Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kirihara Station (Niigata).

• JR East station information (in Japanese)