Raikōji Station (来迎寺駅, Raikōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Raikōji Station 来迎寺駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Raikōji Station, August 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 2727-3 Raikōji, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5411 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°23′49.85″N 138°47′0.61″E | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 27 December 1898; 123 years ago (1898-12-27) | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
556 daily (FY2017) | ||||||||||||||||
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Raikōji Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 63.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. It has a Midori no Madoguchi-staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
Raikōji Station opened on 27 December 1898. The present station building was completed in November 1979. The station was also served by the now-defunct Uonuma Line from 1911–1984, and the Nagaoka Line from 1921–1995. 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 556 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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