Myōhōji Station (Niigata)

Myōhōji Station (Niigata)
Myōhōji Station
妙法寺駅
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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 / 37.566444; 138.7420667