Kita-Nagaoka Station

Location
	Kita-Nagaoka Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Kita-Nagaoka Station Kita-Nagaoka Station (Japan)

Kita-Nagaoka Station

北長岡駅
Kita-Nagaoka Station; 北長岡駅
	Kita-Nagaoka Station in July 2016
General information
Location	2 Jōoka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken; Japan
Coordinates	37°28′07″N 138°51′45″E / 37.4685°N 138.8625°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance	75.5 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1915; 109 years ago
Rebuilt	2014; 10 years ago
Previous names	Jōoka Station (until 1951)
Services
Location
Location
	Kita-Nagaoka Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Kita-Nagaoka Station Kita-Nagaoka Station (Japan)

Kita-Nagaoka Station (北長岡駅, Kita-Nagaoka-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Nagaoka Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line and is 75.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge, serving two tracks, located adjacent to the elevated Joetsu Shinkansen tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Niigata
2	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Nagaoka

History

The station in June 2009, before rebuilding

The station opened on 1 November 1915 as Jōoka Station (城岡駅). It was renamed Kita-Nagaoka on 20 June 1951. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1] A new station building was completed in July 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Surrounding area

National Route 352

References

^ 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. 2012. p. 24.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[1] 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. 2012. p. 24.

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