Echigo Oshiage Hisui Kaigan Station

Echigo Oshiage Hisui Kaigan Station (えちご押上ひすい海岸駅, Echigo Oshiage Hisui Kaigan-eki) is a railway station in the city of Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

Echigo Oshiage Hisui Kaigan Station えちご押上ひすい海岸駅
General information
Location	2–107, Oshiage, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken[1] Japan
Coordinates	37.048070°N 137.878340°E / 37.048070; 137.878340
Operated by	Echigo Tokimeki Railway
Line(s)	■ Nihonkai Hisui Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	13 March 2021
Passengers
2022[2]	91
Services
Preceding station Echigo TOKImeki Following station Itoigawa towards Ichiburi Nihonkai Hisui Line Kajiyashiki towards Naoetsu
Location Echigo Oshiage Hisui Kaigan Station Location within Niigata Prefecture Show map of Niigata Prefecture Echigo Oshiage Hisui Kaigan Station Echigo Oshiage Hisui Kaigan Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Outline

After the Hokuriku Shinkansen was extended to Kanazawa Station, the parallel Hokuriku Main Line was transferred to the newly established third-sector public-private company, Echigo Tokimeki Railway. After the transfer, Niigata Prefecture and the railway company considered installing a new station^[3] near a local school and hospital to increase profits and break even with operational costs.^[4] In September 2019, MLIT approved the installation of the then tentatively named "Oshiage Shineki" station, which later became the Echigo Oshiage Hisui Kaigan Station.^[5] The cost of installing the new station was subsidized by JRTT and the local government.^[6]

History

• 2019 - Approved by Bureau of Hokuriku Transportation to install a new station tentatively named Oshiage Shineki.^[5][7]
• 2020
  • 14 March - Started construction of the new station.^[8]
  • 10 June - Public survey conducted for a new station name^[9][10]
  • 9 August - The name Echigo Oshiage Hisui Kaigan Station was chosen based on the survey.^[9][11]
• 2021
  • 13 March 2021 - Opened for business.^[12][9][11]

Surrounding area

• Hisui Coast

References

1. About installing a new station
2. "2022 Passenger Statistics". Echigo Tokimeki Railway Official Website. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
3. "Potentials of installing a new station" (PDF). えちごトキめき鉄道. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
4. "There is a likelihood of increasing passengers who go to schools and hospitals located near the station". 『新潟日報』. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "えちごトキめき鉄道に新駅（仮称・押上新駅）が設置されます" (PDF) (Press release). 国土交通省北陸信越運輸局鉄道部. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
6. "鉄道助成ガイドブック". JRTT. 2020. p. 35. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
7. "国交省、「押上新駅」設置を認可 トキ鉄 糸魚川－梶屋敷間". 新潟日報. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
8. "来年開業予定の新駅の工事安全祈願祭が実施されました。" (in Japanese). えちごトキめき鉄道. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
9. "新駅名は「えちご押上ひすい海岸」トキ鉄、糸魚川に来年3月開業". 新潟日報. 9 August 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
10. "トキ鉄「押上新駅」の名前考えて 糸魚川市 7月10日まで募集". 新潟日報. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
11. "日本海ひすいライン 糸魚川〜梶屋敷間の新駅の駅名決定について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 糸魚川市／えちごトキめき鉄道. 9 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
12. "2021年3月ダイヤ改正について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). えちごトキめき鉄道. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

External links

Official website Archived 2 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine