Echigo-Tanaka Station

Echigo-Tanaka Station (越後田中駅, Echigo-Tanaka-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tsunan, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Echigo-Tanaka Station 越後田中駅
Echigo-Tanaka Station in April 2010
General information
Location	Kamigō-Ueda, Tsunan-machi, Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-8200 Japan
Coordinates	37.0052°N 138.6272°E / 37.0052; 138.6272
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	55.9 kilometres (34.7 mi) from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=287
History
Opened	1 August 1927
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ashidaki towards Nagano Iiyama Line Tsunan towards Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location Echigo-Tanaka Station Location within Japan

Lines

Echigo-Tanaka Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 54.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Echigo-Tanaka Station opened on 1 August 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 1998.

Surrounding area

• National Route 117

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)