Echigo-Shikawatari Station 越後鹿渡駅
Echigo-Shikawatari Station in April 2010
General information
Location	Sanga, Tsunan-machi, Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-8207 Japan
Coordinates	37°02′53″N 138°40′17″E / 37.0480°N 138.6715°E / 37.0480; 138.6715
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	62.1 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=272
History
Opened	6 November 1927
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tsunan towards Nagano Iiyama Line Echigo-Tazawa towards Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Echigo-Shikawatari Station Location within Japan

Echigo-Shikawatari Station (越後鹿渡駅, Echigo-Shikawatari-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tsunan, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Echigo-Shikawatari Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 62.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Echigo-Shikawatari Station opened on 6 November 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2002.

Surrounding area

• Shinano River
• Matsunoyama Onsen
• National Route 353