Muikamachi Station

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	Muikamachi Station Location within Hokuhoku Line Muikamachi Station Muikamachi Station (Japan)

Muikamachi Station

六日町駅
Muikamachi Station; 六日町駅
	Muikamachi Station
General information
Location	140-2 Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-6680; Japan
Coordinates	37.0668°N 138.8758°E
Operated by	JR East; Hokuetsu Express;
Line(s)	■Jōetsu Line; ■ Hokuhoku Line;
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 November 1923; 100 years ago
Passengers
FY2017	1794 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Muikamachi Station Location within Hokuhoku Line Muikamachi Station Muikamachi Station (Japan)

Muikamachi Station (六日町駅, Muikamachi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.

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Muikamachi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 111.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki. It is also a terminal station for the Hokuhoku Line, although trains continue on to Echigo-Yuzawa via the Joetsu Line.

The station has a single side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōetsu Line	for Echigo-Yuzawa and Minakami
2	■ Jōetsu Line	(siding)
3	■ Jōetsu Line	for Nagaoka and Niigata
4	■ Hokuhoku Line	for Echigo-Yuzawa
5	■ Hokuhoku Line	for Tōkamachi and Naoetsu

Muikamachi Station opened on 18 November 1923. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1794 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]