Kita-Nagaoka Station 北長岡駅
Kita-Nagaoka Station in July 2016
General information
Location	2 Jōoka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken Japan
Coordinates	37°28′07″N 138°51′45″E / 37.4685°N 138.8625°E / 37.4685; 138.8625
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance	75.5 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1915; 108 years ago (1915-11-01)
Rebuilt	2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Previous names	Jōoka Station (until 1951)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nagaoka towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Oshikiri towards Niigata
Location
Kita-Nagaoka Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Kita-Nagaoka Station Kita-Nagaoka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kita-Nagaoka Station (北長岡駅, Kita-Nagaoka-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Nagaoka Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line and is 75.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge, serving two tracks, located adjacent to the elevated Joetsu Shinkansen tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 November 1915 as Jōoka Station (城岡駅). It was renamed Kita-Nagaoka on 20 June 1951. 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 July 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Surrounding area

• National Route 352