Kirihara Station (Niigata)
{{short description|Railway station in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kirihara Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 桐原駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Kirihara Station (Niigata) 20070917 02.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kirihara Station in September 2007
| address = Teradomari-gobuichi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0154
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|37|36|06|N|138|47|33|E|source:kolossus-jawiki|display=inline, title}}
| status = Unstaffed
| owned =
| line = {{colorbull|Green}} Echigo Line
| elevation =
| distance = 36.2 km from {{STN|Kashiwazaki|x}}
| platforms = 1 side platform
| tracks = 1
| train_operators =
| bus_operators =
| connections =
| structure =
| parking =
| bicycle =
| accessible =
| code =
| website = {{Official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=607}}
| opened = {{Start date|1919|12|05|df=y}}
| former =
| electrified =
| rebuilt =
| closed =
| passengers = 55 daily
|pass_year = FY2010
| map_type = JR Echigo Line#Japan
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=JR East|line4=Echigo|left4=Ojimaya|right4=Teradomari}}
}}
{{Nihongo|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).
Lines
Kirihara Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 36.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Kashiwazaki|x}}.
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.{{cite web |url= https://www.jreast.co.jp/suica/area/niigata/map.html|script-title=ja:Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図|trans-title= Suica Area in Niigata|publisher= JR East|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 17 November 2017}}
History
The station opened on 5 December 1919.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編|trans-title=Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = 597| isbn = 4-533-02980-9}} With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|116}}
- Kirihara Post Office
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=607 JR East station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Echigo Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Nagaoka, Niigata