Naoetsu Station
{{short description|Railway station in Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Naoetsu Station
| native_name = 直江津駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Naoetsu-station.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Naoetsu Station in March 2010
| other_name =
| address = 1-1 Azuma-cho, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 942-0003
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|37.171021|138.243113|display=inline, title|type:railwaystation}}
| operator = {{Plainlist|
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{colorbull|DeepSkyBlue}} Shinetsu Main Line
- {{colorbull|MediumSpringGreen}} Myōkō Haneuma Line
- {{Colorbull|DodgerBlue}} Nihonkai Hisui Line
- {{colorbull|MediumVioletRed}} Hokuhoku Line
}}
| platforms = 3 island platforms
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
| opened = {{Start date and age|1886|08|15|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 2,203 daily (JR)
1,514 daily (Echigo)
| pass_year = FY2017
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East
|line1=Shirayuki|right1=Kakizaki|through-left1=Echigo TOKImeki
|line2=Shin'etsu Main|note-mid2=Rapid|right2=Saigata
|line3=Shin'etsu Main|note-mid3=Local|right3=Kuroi
|system4=Echigo|line4=Shirayuki|left4=Kasugayama|through-right4=JR East|note-left4=(limited service)
|line5=Myoko Haneuma|left5=Kasugayama
|line6=Nihonkai Hisui|left6=Tanihama
|system7=Hokuhoku|line8=Hokuhoku|right8=Kuroi|note-mid8=Local{{Cite web |title=Timetable｜Hokuetsu Express Co., Ltd |url=https://hokuhoku-line.jp/timetable.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=hokuhoku-line.jp}}|note-right8=(limited service)}}
| map_type = Myoko Haneuma Line#Nihonkai Hisui Line#JR Shin'etsu Main Line#Hokuhoku Line#Japan
}}
{{nihongo|Naoetsu Station|直江津駅|Naoetsu-eki}} is a railway station in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway.
Lines
Naoetsu Station is served by the JR East Shinetsu Main Line, and is a terminus for the line, whose tracks are shared by the Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line. The station also is served by the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line and is located 37.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Myōkō-Kōgen|x}} and 75.0 kilometers from {{STN|Nagano|x}}. On the Nihonkai Hisui Line, it is located 59.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Ichiburi|x}} and 353.8 kilometers from {{STN|Maibara|x}}.
Station layout
File:JR-East 485 Series Limited Express "Hokuetsu" at Naoetsu Station.jpg and platforms in July 2010]]
File:Naoetsu_Station_Kaisatsu_Guchi.jpg
The station has three island platforms with an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Nihonkai Hisui Line|col= DodgerBlue|lwidth=250 |dir=for {{STN|Itoigawa|x}} and {{STN|Tomari|x|Toyama}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=2-4|span=3|linename= Myōkō Haneuma Line|linecol= MediumSpringGreen |dir= for {{STN|Arai|x|Niigata}} and {{STN|Myōkō-Kōgen|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex= Nihonkai Hisui Line|linecol= DodgerBlue |dir= for Itoigawa and Tomari}}
{{ja-rail-linem|linename=Shinetsu Main Line|linecol= DeepSkyBlue |dir= for {{STN|Nagaoka|x}} and {{STN|Niigata|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=5-6|span=4|nolinkindex=Myōkō Haneuma Line|linecol= MediumSpringGreen |dir= for Arai, Myōkō-Kōgen}}
{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex= Nihonkai Hisui Line|linecol= DodgerBlue |dir= for Itoigawa and Tomari}}
{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Shin'etsu Main Line|linecol= DeepSkyBlue |dir= for Nagaoka and Niigata}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=|first=3|linename=Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line|linecol= MediumVioletRed |dir= for {{STN|Muikamachi|x}} and {{STN|Echigo-Yuzawa|x}}}}
History
Naoetsu Station opened on 15 August 1886.{{cite book |title = 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 = 582| isbn = 4-533-02980-9}} With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the joint control of JR East and JR West.
From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from {{STN|Nagano|x}} to {{STN|Kanazawa|x}}, local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies.{{cite web |url= http://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/tetsudo03_hh_000054.html|script-title=ja:しなの鉄道（株）、えちごトキめき鉄道（株）、あいの風とやま鉄道（株）及びＩＲいしかわ鉄道（株）申請の第一種鉄道事業許可について
|trans-title=Details of railway business approval for Shinano Railway, Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company, Ainokaze Toyama Railway, and IR Ishikawa Railway|date= 26 February 2014|work= News release |publisher= Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 22 March 2014}} From this date, Naoetsu Station became a boundary station between the Myōkō Haneuma Line (former JR East Shinetsu Main Line) and the Nihonkai Hisui Line (former JR West Hokuriku Main Line) of the Niigata-owned Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the Myōkō Haneuma Line portion of the station was used by an average of 1,516 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= https://www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/company/conditions/|script-title=ja:平成29年度の乗車状況（平成29年4月1日～平成30年3月31日）［各駅の１日平均乗車人員|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)|year= 2017|publisher= Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 1 October 2018}} In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2,203 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_04.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)|year= 2018|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 11 September 2018}}
Surrounding area
File:Naoetsu_Sta_Hotels_April2020.jpg
- Sado Steam Ship Ferry Terminal
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/guide/haneuma-line/#naoetsu Naoetsu Station (ETR Official Website)] {{in lang|ja}})
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1081 Naoetsu Station (JR East Official Website)] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Shin'etsu Main Line (undivided)|s=true|e=true}}
{{Nihonkai Hisui Line}}
{{Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1986
Category:Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Category:Stations of Hokuetsu Express
Category:Stations of Echigo Tokimeki Railway