Maki Station (Niigata)
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Maki Station 巻駅 | |||||||||||
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 The west side of Maki Station in March 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Makikō, Nishikan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 953-0041 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°45′25″N 138°53′22″E / 37.7569°N 138.8894°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 57.8 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 August 1912 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 2,394 daily | ||||||||||
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Maki Station (巻駅, Maki-eki) is a railway station in Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Maki Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 57.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
Layout
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The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.[1]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional) |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida |
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2394 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]National Route 460
- Nisihkan-ku Ward Office
- Maki General High School
- Maki High School
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Bus stops in front of Maki Station, March 2020
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Maki Taiguruma Shopping Street
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
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