Kuroi Station (黒井駅, Kuroi-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight terminal operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Kuroi Station 黒井駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() North side of the station (July 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 2692-1 Kuroi-Nishihara, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 942-0013 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°11′01″N 138°16′03″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2.7 km from Naoetsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unattended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 July 1902; 120 years ago (1902-07-01) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2010 | 280 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Kuroi Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line![]() ![]() Kuroi Station Kuroi Station (Hokuhoku Line) Show map of Hokuhoku Line![]() ![]() Kuroi Station Kuroi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Kuroi Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 2.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
The station consists of one ground-level island platform with an elevated station building located above and at a right angle to the platform. The station is unattended.
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka and Niigata |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Naoetsu |
The station opened on 1 July 1902, as a freight station of the Hokuetsu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. Passenger service began on 1 September 1906. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
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 |