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Kameda Station

Coordinates: 37°52′37″N 139°06′28″E / 37.8769°N 139.1079°E / 37.8769; 139.1079
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Kameda Station

亀田駅
West side of Kameda Station, June 2018
General information
Location1-Chome Higashifunaba, Kōnan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0163
Japan
Coordinates37°52′37″N 139°06′28″E / 37.8769°N 139.1079°E / 37.8769; 139.1079
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)     Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance129.8 km (80.7 mi) from Naoetsu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=509
History
Opened20 November 1897; 126 years ago (1897-11-20)
Passengers
FY20175,378 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Niitsu
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Rapid
Niigata
Terminus
Ogikawa
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Echigo-Ishiyama
towards Niigata
Location
Kameda Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kameda Station
Kameda Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Kameda Station is located in Japan
Kameda Station
Kameda Station
Kameda Station (Japan)

Kameda Station (亀田駅, Kameda-eki) is a train station in Kōnan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Kameda Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 129.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Naoetsu.

Layout

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The station consists of a ground-level island platform, serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Shin'etsu Main Line for Niigata
2  Shin'etsu Main Line for Niitsu, Nagaoka

History

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The station opened on 20 November 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5,378 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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