Myōhōji Station (Niigata)
Railway station in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Myōhōji Station (妙法寺駅, Myōhōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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JR EastMyōhōji Station 妙法寺駅 | |||||||||||
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 Myōhōji Station in September 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 544 Murata, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-4522 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°33′59.20″N 138°44′31.44″E | ||||||||||
| Operator | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 29.4 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 September 1916 | ||||||||||
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| FY2010 | 34 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
Myōhōji Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 29.4 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station has a waiting room and toilet.
The station is unattended, and does not have ticket machines. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]
History
The station was elevated from a temporary stop on 25 September 1916. The station became part of the nationalised Echigo Line on 1 October 1927. The cargo depot was closed on 1 February 1962. A new station building was completed in December 1980. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
National Route 116- Murata Myōhō-ji (Nichiren-sect temple)
