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Kameda Station (亀田駅, Kameda-eki) is a train station in Kōnan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kameda Station 亀田駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 West side of Kameda Station, June 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-Chome Higashifunaba, Kōnan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0163 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°52′37″N 139°06′28″E / 37.8769°N 139.1079°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Shin'etsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 129.8 km (80.7 mi) from Naoetsu | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 November 1897 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 5,378 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKameda Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 129.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Naoetsu.
Layout
editThe station consists of a ground-level island platform, serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
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Gate (December 2011)
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Shop (February 2006)
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niigata |
| 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niitsu, Nagaoka |
History
editThe station opened on 20 November 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5,378 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Niigata Kōyō High School
- Niigata Meikun Junior and Senior High School
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View from east exit
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View from west exit (June 2018)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Kameda Station.
- JR East station information (in Japanese)