Echigo-Katakai Station 越後片貝駅
Echigo-Katakai Station in August 2004
General information
Location	83 Katakai, Sekikawa-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3226 Japan
Coordinates	38°4′14.63″N 139°37′20.43″E / 38.0707306°N 139.6223417°E / 38.0707306; 139.6223417
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yonesaka Line
Distance	73.1 km from Yonezawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 November 1933; 90 years ago (30 November 1933)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Echigo-Shimoseki towards Sakamachi Yonesaka Line Echigo-Kanamaru towards Yonezawa
Location
Echigo-Katakai Station Location within Japan

Echigo-Katakai Station (越後片貝駅, Echigo-Katakai-eki) is a railway station in the village of Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Katakai Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 73.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, but the station building also serves as a local public assembly hall.

History

Echigo-Katakai Station opened on 30 November 1933. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 113
• Arakawa River