Kamiyama Station
Kamiyama Station 神山駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kamiyama Station, July 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1138 Funai, Agano-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1976 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°51′45.5″N 139°14′40.9″E / 37.862639°N 139.244694°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 January 1955 | ||||||||||
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Kamiyama Station (神山駅, Kamiyama eki) is a railway station in the city of Agano, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Kamiyama Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 13.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
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The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
[edit]Kamiyama Station opened on 28 September 1944 as a signal stop. It was elevated to a full station on 20 January 1955. 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]The station is located in a rural area, surrounded by rice fields. There are few buildings nearby.
References
[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. 558.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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