Echigo-Tanaka Station
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LocationKamigō-Ueda, Tsunan-machi, Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-8200
Japan
Japan
Operated by
JR East
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JR EastLine(s)■ Iiyama Line
Echigo-Tanaka Station 越後田中駅 | |||||||||||
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 Echigo-Tanaka Station in April 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kamigō-Ueda, Tsunan-machi, Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-8200 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°00′19″N 138°37′38″E / 37.0052°N 138.6272°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Iiyama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 55.9 kilometres (34.7 mi) from Toyono | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 August 1927 | ||||||||||
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Echigo-Tanaka Station (越後田中駅, Echigo-Tanaka-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tsunan, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Echigo-Tanaka Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 54.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
Echigo-Tanaka Station opened on 1 August 1927. 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 1998.
