Echigo-Mizusawa Station

Echigo-Mizusawa Station 越後水沢駅
Echigo-Mizusawa Station in April 2010
General information
Location	Baba, Tōkamachi-shi, Niigata-ken 949-8551 Japan
Coordinates	37.0744°N 138.7182°E / 37.0744; 138.7182
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	67.5 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=284
History
Opened	1 September 1929
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Echigo-Tazawa towards Nagano Iiyama Line Doichi towards Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Echigo-Mizusawa Station Location within Japan

Echigo-Mizusawa Station (越後水沢駅, Echigo-Mizusawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Mizusawa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 67.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Echigo-Mizusawa Station opened on 1 September 1929. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 1998.

Surrounding area

• National Route 117

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)