is a railway station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Nihongi Station is served by the 37.7 km Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line from to , and is located 14.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 52.0 kilometers from .

Nihongi Station

Station layout

The station has one island platform, connected to the station building by an underground passage. This station has a zig zag.

Nihongi Station

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 1 May 1911. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to , local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies. From this date, Nihongi Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

Nihongi Station

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 140 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Former Nakago village hall

Nakago Elementary School

Nakago Junior High School

Nakago Post Office

See also

List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Echigo Tokimeki Railway Station information

Timetable for Nihongi Station

Stations of Echigo Tokimeki Railway

Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company

Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1911

Jōetsu, Niigata