Dosokohama Station (土底浜駅, Dosokohama-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Dosokohama Station 土底浜駅 | |||||||||||
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 Dosokohama Station in June 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Dosokohama, Ogata-ku, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3112 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°13′23″N 138°19′29″E / 37.2230°N 138.3246°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 March 1960 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editDosokohama Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 9.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms, with no direct connection between them. Passengers wishing to change platforms must leave the station and walk to the nearest road crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka and Niigata |
| 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Naoetsu |
History
editThe station opened on 15 March 1960. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Surrounding area
edit- former Ogata town hall
- Ogata Middle School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 583.
External links
edit- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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