Kuroi Station (Niigata)

Kuroi Station (黒井駅, Kuroi-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight terminal operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Kuroi Station

黒井駅
North side of the station (July 2018)
Location2692-1 Kuroi-Nishihara, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 942-0013
Japan
Coordinates37°11′01″N 138°16′03″E
Operated by
Line(s)■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance2.7 km from Naoetsu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnattended
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=537
History
Opened1 July 1902 (1902-07-01)
Passengers
FY2010280
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Naoetsu
Terminus
 Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
 Saigata
toward Niigata
Preceding station Hokuhoku Express Following station
Naoetsu
Terminus
 Hokuhoku Line
Rapid
Local
(limited service)
 Saigata
toward Echigo-Yuzawa
Location
Kuroi Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kuroi Station
Kuroi Station (Hokuhoku Line)
Kuroi Station
Kuroi Station (Japan)

Lines

Kuroi Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 2.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform with an elevated station building located above and at a right angle to the platform. The station is unattended.

  • South side of the station (November 2013)
  • Platform

Platforms
1 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka and Niigata
2 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Naoetsu

History
The station in July 2004, before rebuilding

The station opened on 1 July 1902, as a freight station of the Hokuetsu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. Passenger service began on 1 September 1906. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

References
  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 582. ISBN 4533029809.
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