- Myōhōji Station (Niigata)
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Myōhōji Station妙法寺駅
Myōhōji Station Location Prefecture Niigata
(See other stations in Niigata)City Nagaoka History Year opened 1913 Rail services Operator(s) JR East Line(s) Echigo Line Myōhōji Station (妙法寺駅 Myōhōji-eki ) is a train station in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
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History
The station opened in 1913 as Yoita Izumozaki. It was renamed Myōhōji Station on November 3, 1915. A year later the halt began cargo handling on September 25, 1916. The station became part of the nationalised Echigo Line on October 1, 1927. The cargo depot was closed on February 1, 1962. On April 1, 1987, the station was taken over by JR East following the privatization of Japan's National Railways.
Layout
The station, which is unmanned, has a waiting room, toilet and one side platform. Tickets are purchased from an automatic ticket machine.
Adjacent stations
« Service » Echigo Line Izumozaki - Ojimaya See also
Coordinates: 37°33′59.20″N 138°44′31.44″E / 37.566444°N 138.7420667°E
Stations of the Echigo Line Kashiwazaki · Higashi-Kashiwazaki · Nishi-Nakadōri · Arahama · Kariwa · Nishiyama · Raihai · Ishiji · Oginojō · Izumozaki · Myōhōji · Ojimaya · Kirihara · Teradomari · Bunsui · Aōzu · Minami-Yoshida · Yoshida · Kita-Yoshida · Iwamuro · Maki · Echigo-Sone · Echigo-Akatsuka · Uchino-Nishigaoka · Uchino · Niigata Daigaku-mae · Terao · Kobari · Aoyama · Sekiya · Hakusan · Niigata
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