Echigo-Sone_Station
Echigo-Sone Station
Railway station in Niigata, Japan
Echigo-Sone Station (越後曽根駅, Echigo-Sone-eki) is a train station in Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Echigo-Sone 越後曽根駅 | |||||||||||
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 East side of the station, July 2004 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kawasaki, Nishikan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0432 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.7937°N 138.9109°E / 37.7937; 138.9109 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 62.4 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 | 910 daily | ||||||||||
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Echigo-Sone Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 62.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
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
| 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional) |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional) |
The station opened on 25 August 1912 as Sone Station (曽根駅). It was renamed to its present name on 20 April 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 910 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
- Nishikawa Post Office
- Sone Elementary School
- Nishikawa Middle School
- 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.
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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