Kobari Station : Lines, Layout, History, Passenger statistics Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kobari Station

Railway station in Niigata, Japan

37°53′23″N 138°59′29″E / 37.8897°N 138.9914°E / 37.8897; 138.9914Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■　Echigo LineDistance76.3 km from KashiwazakiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi")WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 June 1960PassengersFY20172,605 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Terao towards Kashiwazaki		Echigo Line		Aoyama towards Niigata

Location
Kobari Station Location within JR Echigo Line Show map of JR Echigo Line Kobari Station Kobari Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kobari Station (小針駅, Kobari-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kobari Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 76.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks.

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Echigo Line	for Yoshida
2	■ Echigo Line	for Niigata

History

The station opened on 1 June 1960. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2605 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Niigata Industrial High School
Kobari Junior High School
Kobari Elementary School

References

^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.