Kakinoki Station
Former Railway station in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Kakinoki Station (柿ノ木駅, Kakinoki-eki) was a railway station on the Tadami Line in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened in 1951 as a temporary station, became a permanent station in 1987, and closed in March 2015. The nearest open stations are Irihirose to the west and Ōshirakawa to the east.
Japan
Kakinoki Station 柿ノ木駅 | |||||
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The station in May 2005 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Anazawa, Uonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 946-0304 Japan | ||||
| Operated by | ■ JR East | ||||
| Line | ■ Tadami Line | ||||
| Distance | 112.4 km from Aizu-Wakamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 March 1951 | ||||
| Closed | 14 March 2015 | ||||
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History
The station opened on 1 March 1951, as a temporary intermediate station on the initial western section of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Tadami Line between Koide and Ōshirakawa. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, it became a permanent station under the control of JR East. The station was closed from the start of the timetable revision introduced on 14 March 2015.[1][2]
