Kuwagawa Station (桑川駅, Kuwagawa eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Kuwagawa Station 桑川駅
Kuwagawa Station, September 2004
General information
Location	892-5 Kuwagawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-3665 Japan
Coordinates	38°22′30.55″N 139°27′31.8″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	78.3 km from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=643
History
Opened	31 July 1924
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Echigo-Hayakawa towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Imagawa towards Akita
Location
Kuwagawa Station Location within Japan

Lines

Kuwagawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 78.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. The station building is also a roadside station for Japan National Route 345.

Platforms

History

Kuwagawa Station opened on 31 July 1924. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 1993.

Surrounding area

• National Route 345

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

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• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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