Kobari Station 小針駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() A local train at track 2 in December 2013 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 5-12 Kobariminamidai, Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-2026 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°53′23″N 138°59′29″E / 37.8897°N 138.9914°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 76.3 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 June 1960 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2017 | 2,605 daily | ||||||||||
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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).
Kobari Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 76.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
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]
1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida |
2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata |
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.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2605 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]