Kirihara Station (Niigata)

Kirihara Station 桐原駅
Kirihara Station in September 2007
Location	Teradomari-gobuichi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0154 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	36.2 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=607
History
Opened	5 December 1919
Location
Kirihara Station Location within Japan

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

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 a single side platform serving a single bidirectional line. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Echigo Line
Ojimaya		Local	Teradomari

History

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

Surrounding area

• National Route 116
• Kirihara Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 597. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 37°36′06″N 138°47′33″E / 37.60167°N 138.79250°E