Kamitokoro Station
Kamitokoro Station 上所駅 | |||||||||||
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 The south side of Kamitokoro Station in March 2025 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-chōme-4 Shimotokorojima, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi Niigata-ken 950-0991 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°54′25″N 139°2′43″E / 37.90694°N 139.04528°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 82.3 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2[1] | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 March 2025 | ||||||||||
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Kamitokoro Station (上所駅, Kamitokoro-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan.[1] It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Kamitokoro Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is located 1.6 kilometres from Hakusan and 1.5 kilometres from Niigata.[2]
Station layout
[edit]The station has two opposed side platforms connected by an underpass.[1] The platforms are 125 metres long and can accommodate trains that are at most six cars long. In addition, elevators are installed.[3]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Uchino and Yoshida |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata
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History
[edit]In February 2022, JR East and Niigata City agreed to build a station between Hakusan and Niigata on the Echigo Line.[3] On 19 April 2023, the Hokuriku-Shinetsu District Transport Bureau approved the planned establishment of the new station.[4] Construction started later that year.[5]
The station name was finalised on 1 June 2023.[6]
Kamitokoro Station opened on 15 March 2025.[7]
Surrounding area
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "越後線・新駅名称は「上所」に決定…白山-新潟間に2024年度末開業へ" [New Echigo Line station named "Kamitokoro" to open between Hakusan and Niigata at the end of fiscal year 2024]. Automotive Media Response (in Japanese). Japan. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "すでに馴染んでいた!? JR越後線の新駅「上所」に決定 新潟支社の選定理由とは" [Already familiar?! "Kamitokoro" selected for JR Echigo Line's new station - why the Niigata branch chose it?]. Traffic News (in Japanese). Japan: Mediavague Co., Ltd. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ a b "新潟市・JR東日本，越後線（仮称）上所新駅の設置に関する基本協定を締結" [Niigata City and JR East sign a basic agreement regarding the establishment of Kamitokoro Station on the Echigo Line (tentative name)]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "新潟～白山の新駅「上所（仮）」認可 2024年度末の開業に向け JR越後線" [Approval for JR Echigo Line "Kamitokoro (tentative)" Station between Niigata and Hakusan - opening at the end of fiscal 2024]. Traffic News (in Japanese). Japan: Mediavague Co., Ltd. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "JR東日本、上所駅の外壁カラーを一般投票で決定 - 2024年度末開業" [JR East decides exterior wall colour of Kamitokoro Station through public voting - to open at the end of 2024]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "JR東日本、越後線白山～新潟間の新駅は「上所駅」2024年度末開業へ" [JR East to open "Kamitokoro Station" between Hakusan and Niigata on the Echigo Line at the end of fiscal year 2024]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "JR越後線 新たに上所駅が開業 地元の人から喜びの声" [New Kamitokoro Station opens on JR Echigo Line, locals express joy]. NHK (in Japanese). Japan. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.