Echigo-Hayakawa Station

Echigo-Hayakawa Station 越後早川駅
Echigo-Hayakawa Station, September 2004
General information
Location	Hayakawa, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-2026 Japan
Coordinates	38°18′57.75″N 139°26′58.85″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	71.4 km from Niitsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 July 1924
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Majima towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Kuwagawa towards Akita
Location
Echigo-Hayakawa Station Location within Japan

Echigo-Hayakawa Station (越後早川駅, Echigo-hayakawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Hayakawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 71.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Tsuruoka and Sakata
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Murakami and Niitsu

History

Echigo-Hayakawa Station opened on 31 July 1924. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• National Route 345

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)